NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Giants released Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress in a stunning move on Friday, a little more than four months after the talented but troubled wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the thigh in a New York City nightclub.
Burress had caught a pass in 115 consecutive games, including 56 with the Giants, until he was shut out at Arizona on Nov. 23, his last game before the shooting incident. Burress started but left that game after one series with a hamstring injury and did not return.
Burress' 23 postseason catches with the Giants leave him fifth on the team's career list and his 310 postseason yards place him third. He had 35 receptions for 454 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games last season.
His last Giants' reception was an 11-yarder late in the second quarter in a victory over Baltimore on Nov. 16.
Burress joined the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in March 2005 after five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
