On Thursday, former New York Giants Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress accpeted a plea bargain and pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon. He will begin serving a two-year prison sentence on September 22.
“After an agonizing period of discussion, Plaxico decided that he wanted to do this, to put this behind him as quickly as possible,” Burress’ lawyer Benjamin Brafman said. Read the rest of this entry »
New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce doesn’t understand what he did wrong when he helped Plaxico Burress after the receiver shot himself in the thigh with an unlicensed gun.
“I am not sorry for how I acted that night. I am not sorry for how I responded,” Pierce said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
As expected former New York Giants wide receiver has been indicted by a grand jury on weapon charges after he shot himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub.
New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress is officially done for the season after the team suspended him for 4 games and placed him on the reserve/non-football injury list tuesday evening.
“As we have said since Saturday morning, our concern is for Plaxico’s health and well-being,” Giants president John Mara said. Read the rest of this entry »