NEW YORK--locked for 20 months to the illegal bear and firing a gun in a Manhattan nightclub, Plaxico Burress ready is walking prison and make another bitter reality, a lock-out, the the recovery which could threaten his career.

The former New York Giants receiver, which the game-winning pass in 2008 Super Bowl caught is set to leave the Oneida correctional facility in upstate New York on Monday. Burress, 34 in August turned, plans, back to his Florida home to spend time with his wife, son and a daughter born, while he was in prison.

Not unlike Michael Vick, published in 2009 after a federal term for dogfighting have a League that are waiting to offer Burress on its services.

But "he will play in the NFL this year," said drew roses, Burress' agent, in an e-Mail to the associated press. "Many teams want him." He will be a top free agent. He is healthy and ready to go. "He will be signed shortly after the lock."

Burress release caps more than three year saga, one that saw nor other athletes set one behind bars, separated from family and friends, and combined with the riches and most only dream lifestyle.

"You go out to find the absolute hero, in prison for an error in the judgment," said Peter M. Frankel, Burress lawyer, the AP in an interview. "It is really a tragic story."

Burress was at the height of his career when everything went south.

The lanky 6-foot 4 receiver had apparently a decisive moment, if he give to play a 13-yard pass from Eli Manning with 35 seconds to the Giants caught a stunning 17-14 victory at undefeated New England Patriots in the 2008 Super Bowl.

Nine months later resolved his world. Burress, hidden with a pistol in his tshirt, press a New York nightclub with then Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce. Slipped Burress gun from his waistband and fired, when he tried to grab him in the thigh injury. The ball a security guard have just missed, said prosecutors.

Burress wound was not serious. The fallout was devastating.

Accused Mayor Michael Bloomberg for him in full extent of the law are called and was angry that officials at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center Burress treated and failed to report the shooting, as required by law. A physician who treated Burress was later suspended.

Plaxico Burress, arriving here for the Court in January 2009, get release from Oneida correctional facility on Monday. (Getty Images) Burress was sentenced to two years in prison in September 2009 after pleading guilty of attempted criminal possession of a weapon. The weapon was in New York or New Jersey, where Burress lived not licensed. His license to carry a concealed weapon in Florida had expired in May 2008.

His lawyer has said that he was carrying the weapon because he feared for his safety after the killing of NFL player Sean Taylor and Darrent Williams in the previous year.

Frankel said: "I don't think that he will ever believe that the punishment fit the crime," but prison has Burress "a new appreciation" for his family and happiness.

Mateen cleaves, former NBA player and a friend of Burress from their days at Michigan State, said that he visited the players in the prison early in this year.

"There he was hard to see him in this situation, but to me it makes it easier, because he was optimistic and cheerful," cleaves said. "Some people can turn a negative into a positive, and he is one of those people."

Some believe that Burress the lesson from his experience taken seriously, including the Brady Center to prevent that gun violence, a prominent advocacy group down go for him in the prison, but release support work abzurufenden his unsuccessful bid last year.

Held in protective custody because of his celebrity status, Burress had no escapes but was able to socialize with others in his unit, including the Sopranos actor Lillo Brancato Jr., who is 10 years on a conviction of attempted.

Burress maintenance workers, worked as a reason a 100-hour anger management completed and other inmates in reading, writing and math tutored. His wife, who often visited with his young children, a lawyer said Frankel.

On the Oneida correctional facility, he had some brushes with prison discipline.

At various points prison, the officers said that he lied, use the phone at any time to obtain, if calls in the rule not, were allowed was an another prisoner had dispersed a pair of sneakers (as a "non-authorized Exchange") and three dozen cassettes and an additional, State issued pillow in a "filthy" cell with bags of food, dirty clothes, books and post, Prison records obtained by the AP show. Infractions--as kleinere-- recovery, telephone, and other cost him privileges at times, and he learned his room clean.

Still, Burress "really over bent backwards to try and learn, what to try, to comply with, the rules and regulations were," Frankel said.

After his release ends, the Monday.

"We are grateful that Plaxico will is reunited with his family to" Giants co-owner John Mara said Thursday. "His release from prison is long overdue."

Burress will face no further disciplinary action from the NFL. His suspension of League was prison with his term of Office.

Former Giants teammate OSI Umenyiora said which can work lockout Burress favor, because it's time to train and get ready for the season.

"He will be great when he comes out and play very well, as I am sure, he always has," said Umenyiora, who said he visited Burress in the prison. "I know that many teams will give it a chance because he has rare talent and ability." "Overall, I'm sorry for what he by went, but glad that the period is time past."

The Giants have said they will keep their options open if Burress is missing after two seasons on the market is. Vick, who served a 23-month federal sentence for running a dogfighting ring, but showed that it is possible to successfully back in the League.

After missing two full seasons and play sparingly in 2010, set the 30-year old career highs in passing yards (3,018), passing touchdowns (21), rushing touchdowns (9), percent of complete (62,6) and quarterback rating (100,2) this last season in leading the Eagles to the NFC East title, earn the associated press comeback player of the year award.

Vick said in a radio interview with WIP in Philadelphia that Burress was a great fit for the Eagles.

"I certainly think Plaxico will come with a chip on his shoulder as well, what I did, and he will go and this football team, regardless of their capacity it can help," said Vick. "I think, that the guys ready to embrace him and bring him would be." When that happens? Does anyone know? We are talking now ", which IFS"? "It would be a good thing surely."

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