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Plaxico Antonio Burress (born August 12, 1977) [1] is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans , and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft .
On the early morning hours of November 9, 2008, at a night club in New York City, Plaxico Burress accidentally discharged an unlicensed gun in his pocket, injuring his thigh. [10] No one called the police, which is required by New York law when a gunshot accident occurs. Pierce helped Burress and rushed him to a nearby hospital to tend to his ...
Plaxico Burress: WR: New York Giants: Accidental shooting with a firearm [63] April 9, 2009 3 games Marshawn Lynch: RB: Buffalo Bills: Violation of the Personal Conduct Policy [64] July 7, 2009 1 game Michael Boley: LB: New York Giants: Violation of the Personal Conduct Policy [65] August 13, 2009 Entire 2009 season Donté Stallworth: WR ...
The following Monday, Burress turned himself in to police to face charges of criminal possession of a handgun. Burress had an expired concealed carry license from Florida, but no New York license. On December 2, 2008, Burress posted bail of $100,000. He was scheduled to return to court on March 31, 2009, to enter a plea. [13]
Plaxico Burress: New York Giants: Attempted criminal possession of a weapon 2 years Conviction was a plea bargain for an incident in which Burress accidentally shot himself in a nightclub. [9] Eligible for parole in April 2011; [10] released June 7, 2011. [11] Billy Cannon: Retired Counterfeiting 5 years [12] Served 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 years.
A high-profile example of the penalties associated with New York's restrictive gun laws is the 2-year prison sentence served by former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon, stemming from negligently shooting himself in the leg at an NYC nightclub with his concealed handgun, for ...
Following a long screen pass to Tiki Barber, the Giants committed another mistake; they called a timeout to keep an additional 40 seconds on the clock. Manning capped off the 63 yard march with a seven-yard strike to Plaxico Burress to tie it at 20–20. But the Giants had no answer on defense for Tony Romo's confidence or late game heroics.
The Giants got off to a fast start as Eli hit Plaxico Burress on a 60-yard touchdown pass off play action to open up the scoring. Burress and Manning would connect for 3 touchdowns on the night. After a Dallas took a 17–6 lead late in the half, Eli led the Giants on another drive, capped off to his second strike to Burress.