Plaxico Burress expects a gold jacket in Canton for Eli Manning.
“There’s no doubt about it. … He’ll walk in on the first ballot,” Burress said during Manning’s retirement ceremony on Friday. “If he doesn’t, it’s a crime, it’s a shame. He should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, no doubt.”
Burress’ greatest Giants’ and NFL moment was catching the winning, 13-yard TD pass from Manning with 35 seconds left that upset the perfect Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII. It was set up by David Tyree’s iconic helmet catch.
“You know what? I had the best play in Super Bowl history — David Tyree would tell you differently,” Burress said and smiled.