Source: Patriots to work out Burress on Sunday

Updated: August 12, 2012, 11:26 AM ET

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Free-agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress is traveling from New Jersey to New England on Sunday to work out for the New England Patriots, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

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Burress, who spent last season with the Jets, helped beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII with a game-winning touchdown catch for the New York Giants.

This is Burress' first workout for a team this offseason.

Last week, a source told ESPNDallas.com's Calvin Watkins that the Dallas Cowboys were involved in preliminary discussions with Burress' agent, Drew Rosenhaus.

However, Dallas owner and general manager Jerry Jones later said he hasn't spoken to the agent and was happy with the team's young receivers.

"We haven't even discussed that internally at all," Jerry Jones said regarding Burress. "It's not been discussed at any level in our organization one way or the other."

Burress has played for three NFL teams in a 10-year career, collecting 550 catches for 8,457 yards and 63 touchdowns.

In September 2009, Burress was sentenced to two years in prison for violating gun laws in New York after shooting himself in the leg while at a nightclub. He pleaded guilty to a lesser firarms charge.

Burress was released three months early for good behavior and then signed with the Jets last season. He tied for the team lead with eight touchdown receptions and finished with 612 yards and 45 receptions.

Information from ESPNDallas.com's Calvin Watkins was used in this report.