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Burleson zinged the Cleveland crowd last week when he scored a touchdown and then mimicked the chalk toss that NBA star LeBron James made famous with the Cavaliers before bolting for Miami. Burleson now says he actually had another celebration planned — a re-creation of Michael Jordan’s famous shot that knocked the Cavaliers out of the playoffs in 1989 — but the veteran receiver changed his mind.

After a 2-0 record in the preseason, this hype hasn’t subsided.
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