PRO: Burress finished the 2003 season second on the team with 60 receptions for 860 yards and four TDs, after coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving years in 2001 and 2002…had a career-high 1,325 receiving yards in 2002…Burress had another outstanding season in 2002, topping the 1,000-receiving yard mark for the second straight year and finishing with a career-high 1,325 yards on 78 receptions, which were also a career high…led the team with a 17.0-yards per reception average…In 2001 Burress had an outstanding season, topping the 1,000-receiving yard mark for the first time in his career…finished with a season-high 1,008 receiving yards (66 receptions)…led the team during the postseason with 10 receptions for 151 yards and one TD…had a remarkable rebound from his disappointing rookie campaign in which he missed the last four games of the season following wrist surgery…is an imposing physical specimen for a receiving, whose size can overmatch defensive backs…finished a solid preseason with seven catches for 83 yards, an 11.9-yard average, and one TD…is a superb athlete who possesses great height, long arms and explosive acceleration…was a first-round draft selection of the Steelers in 2000, the eighth overall pick.

2003: 9/7 vs. Baltimore: Had another huge game against the divisional-rival Ravens…caught six passes for 116 yards for a 19.3-yard average…was on the receiving end of a 47-yard strike from Tommy Maddox—on which interference was called and refused—that set up the Steelers’ first TD. 9/14 at Kansas City: Produced another big game, surpassing the 100-yard receiving mark for the second straight game…finished with seven passes for 115 yards, including a 33-yard reception which he caught between two defenders. 9/21 at Cincinnati: Led the team with five receptions for 56 yards, including a long of 23 yards. 9/28 vs. Tennessee: Held to a season-low four receptions for 64 yards…had a spectacular 38-yard reception in the third quarter that put the Steelers in field-goal range. 10/5 vs. Cleveland: Had his lowest production totals of the season…caught just one pass for 19 yards. 10/12 at Denver: Caught five passes for 60 yards, including a team-long 23 yarder. 10/26 vs. St. Louis: Had one reception for six yards. 11/2 at Seattle: Became only the 13th player in Steelers history to record 200 career receptions…caught five passes for 75 yards, including a long of 37 yards, his longest reception Sept. 28 Tennessee game. 11/9 vs. Arizona: Struggled most of the day…was called for an interference penalty that nullified one of his catches and dropped another potential TD pass…finished with just one reception for six yards. 11/17 at San Francisco: Had one of his most productive day in recent weeks…led the team with six receptions for 92 yards, including a long of 24. 11/23 at Cleveland: Tied Dan Krieder for team honors with two receptions for 16 yards. 11/30 vs. Cincinnati: Had his most productive game in more than a month and recorded his third 100-yard performance of the season…finished with a season-high eight catches for 112 yards, including a long of 22 yards. 12/7 vs. Oakland: Caught just his second TD reception of the season on a Tommy Maddox pass in the second quarter…finished with three receptions for 38 yards. 12/14 at N.Y. Jets: Had two receptions for 22 yards, including a long of 17. 12/21 vs. San Diego: Produced his first multiple touchdown game in more than a year…finished with three receptions for 50 yards and two TDs, including a long of 25 yards. 12/28 at Baltimore: Finished with one reception for 13 yards.

2002: 9/9 at New England: Was held to just one reception for 11 yards. 9/15 vs. Oakland: Caught one pass for 10 yards…committed a turnover late in the game when he fumbled after a reception as the Steelers were marching for a score. 9/29 vs. Cleveland: Had his most productive day of the early season…finished with seven catches for 84 yards (12.0 average) and one TD. 10/6 at New Orleans: Finished with four receptions for 59 yards and a team-leading 14.8 yards a catch…scored his second TD—and second in as many games—of the season. 10/13 at Cincinnati: Had his best game of the season…tied a career-high with a career-high eight receptions for 149 yards, his third-most receiving yards in a game…average an impressive 18.6 yards a reception, including a 36-yarder on the second play of the game. 10/21 vs. Indianapolis: Led the team with six receptions for 79 yards, including a long of 18. 10/27 at Baltimore: Was off to a fast start scoring two TDs in the first half, only the second time in his career he had multiple touchdowns…was ejected for his involvement in a scuffle with Ravens cornerback James Trapp…finished with five receptions for 55 yards and two TDs. 11/3 at Cleveland: Finished with four catches for 69 yards and a team-leading 17.3 yards a catch. 11/10 vs. Atlanta: Had a monstrous, record-setting day…finished with nine receptions for a team-record 253 yards and two TDs…had four receptions of more than 30 yards, including a 62-yard TD and a 50-yard catch off a Hail Mary pass that fell one-yard short of the game-winning TD in overtime. 11/17 at Tennessee: Finished with four receptions for 41 yards, a 10.3 average. 11/24 vs. Cincinnati: Had four receptions for 38 yards for a 9.5-yard average. 12/1 at Jacksonville: Started the Steelers offense off to fast start with his 54-yard catch-and-run on the second play of the game…finished with five receptions for 95 yards, a 19-yard average. 12/8 vs. Houston: Had one of his toughest days, dropping several passes…still caught six passes for 83 yards, including a long of 19 yards…surpassed a 1,000 yards receiving for the second straight year and eclipsed his career-high for receiving yards in the season. 12/15 vs. Carolina: Rebounded from his tough day the previous week with six receptions for a team-high 120 yards and one TD…averaged 20 yards a catch, including a long of 47 on which he made a great adjustment to come back to the ball for the catch…also made a TD-saving tackle 64 yards down the field on a interception that resulted after he slipped…set a new single-season high for receptions (66 was his previous high) on his third catch…also set a new mark for TD receptions in a season with his seventh, surpassing his total of six set last year. 12/23 at Tampa Bay: Started off the game strongly on the receiving end of a 41-yard pass from Tommy Maddox…finished with five receptions for 127 yards, his fourth—second straight—100-yard receiving performance of the season. . 12/29 vs. Baltimore: Led the team with 52 receiving yards on three receptions for a 17.3-yard average. 1/5 vs. Cleveland: Joined Hines Ward to become the Steelers first receiving tandem to compile 100 or more receiving yards since Jan. 21, 1979 when John Stallworth and Lynn Swann achieved that in Super Bowl XIII …finished with 100 yards on six catches and one TD. 1/11 at Tennessee: Overcame an extremely sore hip from a fall in the first half to finished the game…had two receptions for 62 yards, including a long of 40…led the team in the postseason with a 20.3 yard-per-catch average.

2001: 9/9 at Jacksonville: Caught two passes for 24 yards, including a 19-yarder…missed most of the second half with a right shoulder injury. . 9/30 at Buffalo: Caught two passes for 19 yards but had one drop on what could have been a big gainer. 10/7 vs. Cincinnati: caught three passes for 37 yards, a 12.3-yard average…had a long of 17 yards. 10/14 at Kansas City: Had another three-catch performance…but performance was tarnished by a drop pass and two holding penalties…finished with three receptions for a team-high 39 yards. 10/21 at Tampa Bay: Tied Hines Ward for team honors with three receptions for 26 yards. 10/29 vs. Tennessee: Had by far the biggest game of his young career…finished with career highs of six receptions for 151 yards for a 25.2-yard average…had two receptions for more than 30 yards, including a nifty one on which he turned defender and knocked an under-thrown ball out of a Tennessee's defenders grasp, which deflected into the air and then grabbed by Burress. 11/4 vs. Baltimore: Had another solid day highlighted by his first TD as a pro…finished with four catches for 56 yards, including his 21-yard TD reception from Kordell Stewart. 11/11 at Cleveland: Caught for passes for 44 yards, including a long of 18…missed an opportunity for his second TD catch when he dropped a strike from Kordell Stewart in the end zone. 11/18 vs. Jacksonville: Had one catch for 13 yards. 11/25 at Tennessee: Produced his second 100-yard receiving performance of the season…finished with a career-high eight receptions for 114 yards and a TD, including a long of 35 yards. 12/2 vs. Minnesota: Led the team with six receptions for 86 yards, including a long of 24. 12/9 vs. N.Y. Jets: Caught three passes for 29 yards, including a long of 13. 12/16 at Baltimore: Had a big day, including several highlight catches…recorded a career-high 164 yards and tied his career high with eight receptions…also scored his third TD pass of the season. . 12/23 vs. Detroit: Caught four passes for 56 yards, including a long of 20, and a TD…scored a touchdown in consecutive games for the first time in his career. 12/30 at Cincinnati: Had another big game and had his first multiple TD game…scored the Steelers first two TDs of the game…caught six passes for 102 yards, his fourth 100-yard performance of the season. 1/6/02 vs. Cleveland: Eclipsed the 1,000-receiving yard mark, joining Hines Ward as the Steelers first 1,000-yard receiver tandem…finished with three receptions for 48 yards, including a long of 24 yards. 1/20 vs. Baltimore: Led the team with five receptions for 84 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown. 1/27 vs. New England: Finished with five receptions for a team-high 67 yards.

2000: Started strongly but had his season end prematurely because of a right wrist injury that required season-ending surgery…was placed on injured reserve Nov. 30…began the season as a starting wide receiver…caught 22 passes for 273 yards for the season…averaged 12.4 yards a catch with a long of 33 yards…finished the preseason tied for the team lead with 10 receptions for a team-high 147 yards…made his Steelers debut versus Baltimore (9/3), catching four passes and tying Bobby Shaw for team honors…compiled 77 receiving yards for a 17.3-yard average…caught one pass for 10 yards at Cleveland (9/17)…had one reception for 17 yards versus Tennessee (9/26)…led the team with three receptions for 40 yards at Jacksonville (10/1)…made a mental mistake by spiking the ball after a 19-yard reception when he thought he was down but the ball was still live and was recovered by Jacksonville…had three receptions for 26 yards at N.Y. Jets (10/8)…led the team for the second time with four receptions for 33 yards, including a long of 12, versus Cincinnati (10/15)…finished with two receptions for 25 yards, including a long of 14 yards, versus Cleveland (10/22)…caught two passes for 16 yards at Baltimore (10/29), extending his string of consecutive games with a reception to eight…extended his string of consecutive games with a reception to nine at Tennessee (11/5)…caught one pass for 25 yards, his second-longest reception of the season…had a key block on Mark Bruener's TD reception…caught one pass for four yards versus Philadelphia (11/12)…did not start for the first time in the season versus Jacksonville (11/19)…had another tough game and was held without a reception for the first time of the season…accumulated little playing time at Cincinnati (11/26)…did not have a reception.

COLLEGE: Established a Big Ten Conference single-season record by catching 65 passes in his first season of collegiate football…exceled on the special teams coverage units, using his outstanding leaping ability as a kick blocker…ranks second in career touchdown catches (20), third in receptions (131) and fourth in receiving yards (2,155) in just two seasons at Michigan State…was an All-American second-team selection by SportsPage.com and an All-Big Ten Conference first-team pick in 1999…broke his own school season-record that he set in 1998 (65 catches) with 66 receptions for 1,142 yards (17.3 avg) and 12 touchdowns…established Spartans single-season record 12 touchdown receptions, eclipsing the previous record of eight that Burress shared (1998) with Andre Rison (1988) and Bob Carey (1949)…forced two fumbles, recovered one fumble and registered 7 tackles (5 solos) on special teams…set a school record with 255 yards receiving on 10 receptions versus Michigan…closed out career with a school-record 13 receptions for 185 yards and three touchdowns versus Florida in the Citrus Bowl…broke the single-game record of 12 receptions set by tight end Mitch Lyons in 1992…was an All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1998 by The Sports Network and earned second-team accolades from the league's media…shared Spartan Outstanding Underclass Back Award honors with tailback Sedrick Irvin and wide receiver Gari Scott…started all year at split end and established a school season-record with 65 receptions, topping the previous mark of 60 catches by Courtney Hawkins in 1989…gained more than 100 yards receiving in four contests…ranked third in the conference with an average of 84.4 yards and fifth with an average of 5.4 catches-per-game…recorded six solo tackles and forced a fumble on special teams…did not play in 1997…attended Fork Union Military Academy in 1996 and caught 33 passes for 807 yards (24.5 avg.) and 12 touchdowns…majored in communications.

PERSONAL: Was Parade, Prep Football Report and National Recruiting Advisor All-American first-team choice at Green Run (Virginia Beach, Va.) High…rated the best receiver in the nation by Scholastic Sports…was an All-State first team pick as a receiver & free safety as a senior…led the team to three straight Class AAA state titles…holds the school's career-records with 86 receptions, 38 touchdown catches …caught 22 passes for 590 yards (26.8 avg.) with 16 touchdowns as a senior…was an All-State, All-District & All-Tidewater Area selection as a junior, catching 20 passes for 496 yards (24.8 avg.), including 14 touchdowns…was an All-State second-team selection in basketball as a senior when he averaged 19.6 points, 13.2 rebounds, 4.1 steals and 3.1 blocks…was a national semifinalist in the 400 intermediate hurdles (52.6)…won the state 300 intermediate hurdles title (37.6) as a senior…is the son of Vicki Burress…has two brothers, Rick and Carlos…Full name: Plaxico Burress.