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Plaxico Burress Had to Ask How to Write a Check After Signing $6 Million Deal

Former Steelers receiver Plaxico Burress said signing a $6 million NFL contract was overwhelming because he had never even owned a bank account. “I don't even know how to write a check,” Burress recalled thinking. He said he had no credit card, debit card or checkbook, joking he had to call his uncle and ask, “How do I write a check?

By Shubham Bhargav

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