The best evidence of that hard work is buried deep in Burress’ lone locker, behind some hanging practice jerseys and Michigan State sweatshirts. Eating granola in front of his stall on a recent Wednesday afternoon, Burress reaches back and fishes out a three-inch-thick playbook. He flips it open to a black loose-leaf notebook labeled 2007. Inside is page after page of scouting notes in his perfect longhand. Not even Manning, whose locker — lockers — is next door, knew that Burress broke down the game in such detail until the QB borrowed his receiver’s playbook one day last season.

“I just do it all on my own,” Burress says. “Nobody knows who I am and how I really prepare.”

Leading up to every game, Burress jots down insights on his opponent and writes three or four goals, one of which is always “Make plays!!!”

- ESPN

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