Plaxico Burress has first significant Jets practice

By Dennis Waszak Jr.

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 17 2011 4:24 p.m. MDT

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New York Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress, second from right, huddles with the rest of the wide receiver core during NFL football training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, Florham Park, N.J.

Julio Cortez, Associated Press

Summary

Plaxico Burress had his first significant practice workload with the New York Jets, participating in about a dozen team drills after being limited by a sprained left ankle.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Plaxico Burress had his first significant practice workload with the New York Jets, participating in about a dozen team drills after being limited by a sprained left ankle.

Coach Rex Ryan thinks "without question" that the wide receiver will play in New York's next preseason game against Cincinnati on Sunday.

Burress worked with the first-team offense Wednesday during 11-on-11 drills and caught his first pass of camp in team practices, a short toss from Mark Sanchez. The wide receiver says he thought the practice went "pretty well" and says he felt great and "it feels like football."

Burress signed with the Jets on July 31 after serving 20 months in prison on a gun charge. He was limited by the ankle, which he sprained while running routes two weeks ago.

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