Posted on 04/03/2009 12:58:49 PM PDT by GreatDaggar
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - The Giants today announced they have released veteran wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who played for the team the previous four seasons.
The Giants announced on Friday that they had released veteran WR Plaxico Burress
The status of Burress, 31, has been the subject of much conjecture since last Nov. 29, when he was wounded in an accidental shooting in a Manhattan nightclub. He was inactive for the Giants’ victory in Washington the following day, then placed on the reserve/non-football injury list for the remainder of the season. The team also fined Burress and suspended him for four games for conduct detrimental to the team.
“I am an optimist, and I believe most situations can be worked out,” said General Manager Jerry Reese. “We hung in there as long as we could in hopes that there could be a resolution to this situation other than the decision we made today to release Plaxico. It wasn’t to be, so now we have to move on. Like everybody else here, we want nothing but the best for Plaxico, and we are appreciative of the contributions he made to this franchise.”
Burress is perhaps best known for catching the game-winning touchdown pass in the Giants’ upset victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. He eluded Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs with an inside move, then ran to the outside, where he caught Eli Manning’s 13-yard throw with 35 seconds remaining in the game. Burress had two receptions in the Super Bowl, catching Manning’s first and last passes of the game.
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I predict that he will either end up dead or kill someone. I hope I’m wrong, but that seems to be the trajectory he’s on...
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what has he done really wrong?
he does a lot of stupid things — like not buying car insurance, not registering a gun, not going to meetings with the coaches....
but is he really a criminal? does he regularly endanger other peoples lives? most of his faults are just stupid things. why would he kill someone or end up dead?
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