Posted on 11/29/2008 10:24:34 AM PST by F16Fighter
Talented but troubled Giants wideout Plaxico Burress, adding to his litany of off-field woes, accidentally shot himself in the leg on Friday night, a source told the Daily News on Saturday.
Burress, 31, spent the night at a Manhattan hospital with the self-inflicted wound, according to the source. The injury was described only as non-life-threatening, and details of the accident remained sketchy.
The Super Bowl hero, who caught the game-winning pass from Eli Manning, was already expected to miss Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins with a hamstring injury.
The Giants were due on a Saturday afternoon flight to Washington. The team had no comment on the report.
Burress has become a season-long distraction for the Super Bowl champions, creating endless controversy with his bad behavior. Over his four seasons in New York, Burress has been fined more than 30 times by the Giants. He was also benched for a 2005 game in San Diego after showing up late for team meetings.
The season's litany of disasters came after Burress reached the pinnacle of his career. He caught the winning TD in the Giants' Super Bowl victory, and signed a five-year, $35 million contract in September.
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They're free to act like prima donna idiots because, for the most part, they avoid the consistent physical beating most other players experience.
I think the Giants are going to run the Redskins right out of Fed Ex Field tomorrow.
A recent thread on FR asked which Freepers you wish were still here. I mentioned your scruffy old conservative arse and there you are. And of course by starting a Giant thread. Miracles never cease!
The ones who go across the middle are for sure. And in my younger days as a linebacker I loved those guys!
No he won’t. Burress is turning into the 2008 version of Jeremy Shockey from last season and frankly, the Giants will do fine without him. Let Coughlin and/or the NFL suspend him for the rest of the regular season—less distraction for the team, that’s to be sure.
What’s the first rule of firearm safety?
A firearm is always loaded.
Unless you’re holding just the barrel in your hand, it’s loaded.
I too am a Pats fan (dangerous thing to admit in these parts), and while I generally agree with your post, my initial reaction to the misfortune of poor Mr. Burress went more like this:
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Am I a sore loser? You betcha!!
Just heard on ESPN that sources in the NYC DA’s office say Plax will do time even if he pleads down.
Wonder what Plácido Domingo has to say about this?
Didn't do us much good, did it?
Best defense in the NFL offset by a feckless offense.
Beginning to look now like we won't even make the playoffs.
"Time" as in 'Community Service.' Or a week of two treated like a King in the slammer.
They'll make it seem as though they're gonna come down on Plax - maybe attach an ankle 'bracelet'; If he does any significant "time," I'd be shocked.
Aren't they though? Flakes. Lol, 'Ocho Cinco.'
"They're free to act like prima donna idiots because, for the most part, they avoid the consistent physical beating most other players experience."
True. Until they go over the middle and get blasted by some psycho LB ;-)
Visionary.
What about next Sunday against a desperate and embarrassed Eagles' group?
And risking your very sane (sorta) rep in the process? Thanks, bro... My scruffy old conservative arse is ready to help "heal da planet" - OUR planet ;-)
Btw, the G-Men looked good, eh?
I'd have ducked under your clothesline and left you grasping at air ;-)
We're doing it already without Plax - yeah, just like Shockey. Except Plax was actually good; Shockey was incredibly overrated. Plax would come in handy during the playoffs, so I admit to having mixed feelings about his remaining/leaving the team for the rest of the season.
It'll be interesting to learn just how the City of NY and the Giants' brass handles the situation.
Let's consult Jayson Williams, Ray Lewis, and Tank Johnson while we're at it.
No...definitely not. My son’s NYPD and he knows what happens with these since they changed the law: he will do hard time even in a plea down to a Class D felony. This CANNOT be pleaded down to a misdemeanor.
Maybe his XFL name is “I Hate Me”
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