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Plaxico Burress showed up 50 minutes late at interview session today and said it was because he was having breakast with his wife and kids.
However, the flamboyant wide receiver didn't back down on his prediction of a Giants victory when he did arrive to a table full of waiting media.
"I believe in my teammates just like they believe in me,'' he said.
Burress said he hadn't talked to ...
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... it happen. I think the pressure is more on them now since they’ve guaranteed this victory. We’re going to go out there and try to execute a game-plan. We’ve prepared very hard for the last week and a half and we still have got a couple more days to get out there and tone some things up, but making a prediction that you are going to go out there and make it happen are very tough words to back up. So like I said, we’ll see when the game clock is zero on Sunday .” To Plax’s credit, he hasn’t backed off of his words and is sticking to his prediction. However, you would think ...
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sports.yahoo.com 1/29/2008 — Before ever setting foot in Arizona, New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress gave the New York Post his prediction on who wins Super Bowl XVII. It sure ain't the New England Patriots . As he pulled his car up to the Giants Stadium tunnel to ...
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boston.com 1/31/2008 — SCOTTSDALE -- This morning's media access was highlighted by QB Tom Brady touching on the prediction/guarantee made by Giants WR Plaxico Burress. Informed that Burress liked the Giants, 23-17, Brady was disappointed in the score. "We're only ...
boston.com 1/31/2008 — SCOTTSDALE -- This morning's media access was highlighted by QB Tom Brady touching on the prediction/guarantee made by Giants WR Plaxico Burress. Informed that Burress liked the Giants, 23-17, Brady was disappointed in the score. "We're only ...
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boston.com 1/31/2008 — SCOTTSDALE -- One more leftover from Randy Moss' press conference this morning: He was asked his thoughts on Plaxico Burress predicting a 23-17 Super Bowl win for the Giants. "He's entitled to say anything, but the only thing about a prediction ...
boston.com 1/31/2008 — SCOTTSDALE -- One more leftover from Randy Moss' press conference this morning: He was asked his thoughts on Plaxico Burress predicting a 23-17 Super Bowl win for the Giants. "He's entitled to say anything, but the only thing about a prediction ...
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If you need anymore evidence as to why media day and the super bowl hype is the worst thing in professional sports, take a look at Plaxico Burress and “Guaranteegate.” (It doesn’t quite have the same ring as the other “gates.”)
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Earlier this week, Giants receiver Plaxico Burress predicted that his team will beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII by the score of 23-17.
On Wednesday, Pats quarterback Tom Brady responded.
“We’re only going to score 17 points?” Brady said, laughing. “OK. Is Plax playing defense? I wish he had said 45-42 and gave us a little [...]
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Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs respects guys like Pittsburgh safety Anthony Smith who guaranteed a victory over the Patriots, and Giants receiver Plaxico Burress who predicted that the Giants would beat the Patriots, 23-17, in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
“I always give my hats off to a guy like Anthony Smith or Plaxico for the confidence that they have in saying that because it speaks ...
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Day 10 waiting for the Super Bowl. Oh how I long for the days when we only had one week to wait between the conference title games and Super Sunday. They now give us six bonus days of the media blowing up little things.
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GLENDALE - By the time the Patriots arrived at the University of Phoenix Stadium for the annual Super Bowl "Media Day'' circus yesterday, they were well aware of Plaxico Burress' Super Bowl prediction that was plastered over the back page of...
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The Patriots chuckled in response to Plaxico Burress' published prediction that the Giants were going to win the Super Bowl, 23-17.
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