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Plaxico Burress Sells Super Bowl Ring Amid Financial Woes

2/8/2025

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Plaxico Burress, the former New York Giants star, is parting with his cherished Super Bowl XLII ring amid mounting financial and legal struggles. Adorned with dazzling diamond-encrusted Lombardi trophies, the ring has already attracted bids of $33,000, with hopes to soar to $100,000 by February 22. Burress's challenges have lingered since a 2008 nightclub shooting incident.

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Plaxico Burress, the former New York Giants star, is parting with his cherished Super Bowl XLII ring amid mounting financial and legal struggles. Adorned with dazzling diamond-encrusted Lombardi trophies, the ring has already attracted bids of $33,000, with hopes to soar to $100,000 by February 22. Burress's challenges have lingered since a 2008 nightclub shooting incident.