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Originally published: August 13, 2011 3:10 PM
Updated: August 13, 2011 8:04 PM
By NEIL BEST neil.best@newsday.com

Plaxico Burress sits down with Bryant Gumbel and talks about his career path from Super Bowl winner to prisoner to Jets wide receiver in this clip from HBO's "Real Sports" premiering Aug. 16, 2011. (August 15, 2011 12:00 PM)

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