From the Superbowl to the Slammer, Plaxico Burress receives a two-year sentence for criminal possession of a handgun. Burress became well know for his famous game winning touchdown in the 2008 Superbowl XLII which led the New York Giants to a 17-14 win over the New England Patriots. On November 28, 2008 Burress decided to go to a nightclub with a pistol tucked into his waistband; it's obviously the new dance craze. It is reported that the pistol began sliding down his leg, and in reaching for the gun he pulled the trigger... The bullet hit him in the thigh causing a minor flesh wound, nothing too serious. Maybe he was feeling threatened that night or maybe he was just trying to put a new edge on the "Stankey Legg"; either way carrying an unregistered, concealed weapon is still illegal. He was sentenced on September 22, 2009 and received his two year prison sentence followed by two years of supervised release. Not knowing what to expect in prison, as if prison is some surprising, new, mysterious place, Burress felt the need to hire a prison consultant to tell him what to expect and how best to spend his time in the clink. Burress will be eligible to play in the NFL again after his sentence has been served. And maybe the next time he goes dancing he'll leave the pistol at home.
This article was very amusing to me. I mean who really decides to put a gun in their pants and then go dancing. The bad thing about this is that he could have really hurt himself or someone around him. Luckily he wasn't hurt too bad. I don't get why he brought the gun in the first place. He obviously isn't that smart but at least he is good at football.
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