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Eagles don’t want Burress: report

The Eagles are not interested in Plaxico Burress. That is the word from an Associated Press report citing “a person familiar with the team’s thinking” stating Burress is not in the Eagles’ plans for this season.

Burress on Monday was released after a 20-month incarceration at Oneida Correctional Facility in Rome, N.Y. Speculation started immediately about his next NFL destination, and Philadelphia was considered a likely next stop for the towering receiver.

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who like Burress spent time in prison, has outwardly lobbied for his team to sign Burress.

Eagles coach Andy Reid yesterday at a team charity event was vague when discussing Burress.

“I know him. I’ve known Plaxico,” Reid told reporters, “but listen, I haven’t even looked at that. We’re not there yet. There’s nothing you can do. It’s like any of the other free agents; there’s nothing you can do there.”

With the lockout in place, there is no free-agency signing period.

Vick hopes Burress uses him as an example of someone who received a second chance and thrived after personal turmoil.

“Hopefully he’ll use my situation as an example and go out and try and emulate what I’ve done in his own way,” Vick told the AP.

“That’s what it’s about. It’s about growth and it’s about learning. Things in life happen in stages and those are some things you have to go through as an individual.”

Vick’s advice to Burress is “just take your time coming back and getting acclimated. Think family first and football second and it’ll all work out.”

Vick after spending 18 months in federal prison for dogfighting charges spent one season reestablishing himself in the NFL and last season led the Eagles to the NFC East title and was voted the league’s Comeback Player of the Year.

The Eagles appear well-stocked at receiver, with starters DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin and Riley Cooper as an emerging young target.

“He definitely brings a lot to the game, his passion, enthusiasm and the way he plays,” Vick said of Burress. “It’s actually easier being a receiver and coming back and playing the game. You have to get your legs back up under you. It’s tough. You think you can do it, but you have to take that time out and make sure you’re ready to go.”

paul.schwartz@nypost.com