He has said he made a mistake and wasn’t intentionally disregarding tax officials, who repeatedly contacted him about the delinquent account.
Prosecutors offered Burress a plea deal last month that would require him to spend about a year behind bars and pay $54,000 in restitution, The Trentonian (http://bit.ly/1PxoskM ) reported. His attorney, Thomas DiLullo, said he expects a deal to be worked out.
“We’re confident we can resolve it,” DiLullo said.
Burress said nothing in court Monday, the newspaper reported. His next appearance is set for Oct. 5.
He has had previous brushes with the law. He pleaded guilty in 2009 to violating a New York weapons law after he accidentally shot himself in the leg, and spent 20 months in prison.
Burress, who caught the winning touchdown for the Giants in the 2008 Super Bowl, returned to the NFL after his release from prison but has not played since 2012.
Information from: The (Trenton, N.J.) Trentonian, http://www.trentonian.com
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