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Burress from jail: ‘I will play again’

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Ex-Giants star Plaxico Burress has vowed “I will play again” in his first interview since being imprisoned for accidentally shooting himself in the leg in a Manhattan nightclub.

Burress also told CBS’ “NFL Today” that he “personally” apologized to the owners of the Giants for the bone-headed November 2008 fumble with the unlicensed handgun, which ended the wide receiver’s stellar Big Blue career and put his future in the NFL in peril.

In the prison interview, which will air before the Super Bowl this Sunday, NFL Today’s Bill Cowher asked, “How about your teammates, your fans, do you feel you let them down?”

Burress replied, “I personally hand-wrote a letter to [Giants owners] John Mara and Steve Tisch.

Full story: Plaxico Burress vows return in jailhouse interview via NYPOST.com