Mateen Cleaves, a former NBA player and a friend of Burress from their days at Michigan State, said he visited the player in prison earlier this year. Burress will face no further disciplinary action by the NFL. His league suspension was concurrent with his jail term. Former Giants teammate Osi Umenyiora said the lockout may work in Burress' favor because he will have time to train and get ready for the season.
Overall I'm sad for what he went through, but glad that that time period is over. Skip to content. Back to Article. Close Menu. Search for:. Follow Us Facebook Twitter Instagram. And I guess my finger hit right on the trigger, because it went off.
The music was so loud that nobody actually heard the gun discharge, but I knew that it had because I saw the flash of fire through my jeans. The crazy thing about what happened to Burress is that he didn't even know he had shot himself. According to Burress, his first reaction was to look around the club to make sure had hadn't accidentally shot someone else.
Even after surveying the club, Burress still didn't know he had shot himself. The former wide receiver says that he didn't even realize he had been shot until he saw that his pants were wet with a substance that turned out to be blood. The situation ended up turning into a nightmare for Burress, but not because he shot himself.
The situation got ugly for Burress because he didn't have a license to be carrying a gun in New York, and carrying an unlicensed firearm in the state called for mandatory jail time. It was also an issue because Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City at the time, wanted to make sure the city court threw the book at Burress. In the end, Burress ended up pleading guilty to a weapons charge and was sentenced to two years in prison.
The receiver, who caught the game-winning touchdown pass for the Giants in their win over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, ended up spending a total of 20 months in jail. After his jail stint, Burress played two more seasons int he NFL , although he was only effective for one of them. The former first-round pick, who was taken eighth overall by the Steelers in the NFL Draft , ended his career in Pittsburgh following the season. Peru has struggled throughout this …. The Ravens are coming off ….
The Ravens come …. North Carolina is coming …. Please enter an email address. Something went wrong. This was the moment Plaxico Burress realized he was going to prison after shooting himself. More FTW.
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