NFL receiver Plaxico Burress likens Jets season to prison

Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress has drawn widespread attention for comparing his lone season with the New York Jets to his experience in prison. Burress made the remarks during a recent appearance on "The Joint Venture Show," hosted by rapper Lil Wayne and broadcaster Craig Carton.

When asked what was worse, playing for the Jets or prison, Burress said the two felt similar. He described walking into prison on his first day feeling like a loser and said he had the same feeling every day he walked through the door with the Jets, hoping the team could win that weekend. The comments quickly circulated online, resonating with many fans of the long-struggling franchise.

Burress signed with the Jets in 2011 immediately after serving 20 months in state prison. His incarceration stemmed from a November 2008 incident in a Manhattan nightclub where he accidentally shot himself in the thigh while carrying an unlicensed, loaded handgun. At the time, he was a star for the New York Giants, just months into a lucrative contract and having caught the game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLII to defeat the previously undefeated New England Patriots. The shooting and subsequent legal...