Plaxico Burress’ historic Patriots-slaying Super Bowl football goes up for auction

Plaxico Burress historic Patriots-slaying Super Bowl football goes up for auction You now have a chance to hold Plaxico Burress historic Super Bowl moment in your own hands.

The former Giants star receiver is selling the football he caught in Super Bowl 2008, which gave the Giants a 17-14 win over the then-undefeated Patriots in one of the greatest upsets in NFL history.

With the Giants trailing 14-10 in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter after David Tyrees iconic Helmet Catch,The ball, which Burress said referees didnt get the chance to switch out, has remained in the receivers New Jersey living room for 18 years.

The famous pigskin is now up for auction on Sothebys for an estimated $100,000-$200,000, with no reserve pricing.Few footballs in the history of the game carry the weight of this one.

This is the ball from the final touchdown of Super Bowl XLII, the play that put the Giants ahead 17-14 and sealed one of the most stunning upsets the sport has ever seen over the New England Patriots, the listing reads.It comes directly from Plaxico Burress, the man who hauled in Eli Mannings pass for the game-winning score.

, as he served 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon after shooting himself in the leg at a nightclub in 2008.

Following a two-year NFL hiatus, Burress returned to the league in 2011 with the Jets, where he posted 612 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.

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