Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress has applied for work release, but Manhattan prosecutors say it's too soon for him to get a break from prison.

Prosecutors will likely oppose his request. Chief Assistant District Attorney Mark Dwyer said Tuesday that a furlough only a few months into Burress' two-year sentence would send "a very bad message."

Burress filed the request Nov. 25. State prison officials are expected to decide on it next month. If it's granted, the ex-New York Giant could spend some portion of his time at home.

Burress' lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, declined to comment.

Burress went to prison in September for carrying a gun that accidentally went off in a nightclub. He pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.