The New York Jets took a page out of the Philadelphia Eagles playbook in signing WR Plaxico Burress Sunday.
The Jets confirmed Sunday morning that they had an agreement in principle with the former Super Bowl star with the New York Giants, who was released in June after 20 months in prison.
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On Friday evening, after days of hearing themselves declared the frontrunners to sign Nnamdi Asomugha, the Jets saw the Eagles swoop in and steal the superstar cornerback. On Sunday it was their turn.
Over the last few days, all of the talk concerning Burress, 33, surrounded the Giants and Steelers, his two former teams.
Burress met Friday evening with coach Tom Coughlin to discuss a possible return to the Giants. After playing the first five years of his career in Pittsburgh (2000-2004), Burress signed with New York as a free agent. In Super Bowl XLII in the 2007 season, he caught the winning touchdown pass with 35 seconds left in the Giants' 17-14 victory vs. the New England Patriots.
On Saturday, Burress visited the Steelers training camp in Latrobe, Pa. He had breakfast with the coach Mike Tomlin, Director of Football Operations Kevin Colbert and team President Art Rooney II. He later had lunch in the team cafeteria with veteran Steelers Hines Ward and James Farrior.
Now, according to ESPN's Adam Shefter, Burress will sign a one-year contract for about $3 million, guaranteed.
On June 6, Burress was released from the Oneida Correctional Facility, a medium security prison in Rome, N.Y. He had served 20 months of a two-year sentence with time off for good behavior.
He received the prison sentence after pleading guilty to weapons charges in connection with accidentally shooting himself in the leg in a New York night club in November of 2008.
Contributing: Gary Mihoces
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