UPDATE: Burress Suspended By Giants
UPDATE: The New York Giants suspended star receiver Plaxico Burress this morning.
New York Mayor, Mike Bloomberg spoke out against Plaxico Burress yesterday, saying “I think it would be an outrage it we didn’t prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, particularly people who live in the public domain, who make their living because of their visibility. They are the role models for our kids.”
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Burress’ lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Sunday that he was advised the player planned to plead not guilty to criminal possession of a weapon. “I do not expect that Mr. Burress will make a statement,” Brafman wrote. He met with Burress for about an hour Sunday at the player’s home in New Jersey.
“I would ask that his fans, the Giants and the media withhold judgment in this matter until all of the facts have been disclosed,” Brafman wrote to the AP.
Brafman is a well-known criminal lawyer who has defended mobsters and other high-profile figures, including hip-hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs on a bribery and gun possession charge in 2001.
Burress shot himself at a Manhattan nightclub Friday night and was released from a hospital early Saturday, the Giants said.
UPDATE: Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce was interviewed by NFL security about teammate Plaxico Burress‘ accidental shooting, general manager Jerry Reese said before New York’s game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday.
Pierce reportedly was present Friday night at New York City’s Latin Quarter nightclub in East Harlem when Burress shot himself in the right thigh, the latest dramatic turn in a tumultuous season of fines and suspension for the Super Bowl champions‘ star receiver.
Reportedly, Burress was trying to retrieve the weapon after it had slipped down his pant leg when the gun went off.
Neither Reese nor Giants president and CEO John Mara would say what Burress’ status with the team might be going forward.
“I want to wait until we find out all the facts and circumstances before we make any determination,” Mara said. “I don’t know what happened there, and until we find out exactly what happened, I’m not going to make any comment or make any decision about what his future is.”
Pierce, meanwhile, was active Sunday. He was questioned by league personnel at the Giants’ team hotel Saturday, Reese said, although the GM wasn’t sure whether Pierce talked to police.
Reese and Mara said they hadn’t spoken to Burress, who hurt his hamstring two weeks ago and was going to miss the game against the Redskins because of that injury.
“I reached out to him,” Reese said. “I did not get a return phone call.”
Mara repeatedly said the Giants would cooperate with the police and the NFL in their investigations.
Asked if he knows what the scope of those inquiries are, Mara said: “I do not know, no. I guess the circumstances of how he got shot, whose gun it was. There are a lot of questions like that that are still unanswered.”
The team has released a statement saying, “Our primary concern is for Plaxico’s health and well-being, and given the circumstances, we are relieved to say he was released from a New York City hospital.”
Two weeks ago, Burress injured a hamstring in a game against the Baltimore Ravens. The Giants had said yesterday that he would not be playing tomorrow against the Redskins in Washington.
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« Previous 1 2I think Mayor Bloomberg should probably just shut his damn mouth and let the process work without political influence. There’s enough profile to this, already. Honestly, I think he was punished enough when he SHOT HIMSELF IN THE THIGH!!!! And he’s most likely going to face a long-term suspension from the NFL, like Adam Jones or Tank Williams. Then again, if he was an ordinary guy who drove the MTA bus or something instead of a star athlete, and got caught carrying a loaded firearm into a nightclub without a permit, his ass would already be up North and that would be that. Everyone reading this knows that.
But overall, just like Michael Vick and Adam Jones and Tank Williams and all these other athletes and entertainers getting busted for this stupid s**t…how f**kin stupid can you be? You’re rich. Hire security that has permits and knows how to handle guns. Go get firearms classes and a concealed carry license. You have plenty of money to do so. I know truck drivers who have their permits, so how hard can it be for a multi-million dollar athlete to get one?
I agree with one other writer. It was a bonehead thing Buress did but He isnt a threat to soceity… Hand cuffs for shooting yourself?? WHere’s he going to run??? So why act like this is such a brutal crime Mr Bloomberg??? bonehead move.. “yes”. community service for the gun “yes” but jail; come on!!!
first of all Bloomberg is quick to judge where was Bloomberg when those cops got off for shooting a Black Man on his Wedding Day because Plaxico had a Gun with him for PROTECTION is that a crime alot of high profile people carry a gun is that a crime HELL TO THE F**KIN NO Bloomberg needs to get his head out from between his legs and look at this again Plaxico i hope you recover soon sweetie from your injuries very soon
This is a hard one – is he not allowed to have a gun or is it not registered to him? It’s bad enough he shot himself – at least he didn’t shoot anyone else and hopefully he’ll recover fully and be able to play ball!
Bloomberg was more concerned that he’s not catching TDs anymore. If we ain’t runnin’, jumpin’, catchin’ and smilin’ …there’s no cause for amnesty.
hey man my name is ray. i agree to what u guys posted on the comment section about burress and i am a big burress fan. i though it was mad funny that they were quick to throw plax in jail. i said the same thing u said about the cops getting aquitted for murdering an innocint man by shooting him to death 40 times. you didnt see bloomberg on the conviction banwagon when that s**t happen did you?? lol lol. it just to show that they are quick to throw blacks and hispanics in jail for stupid s**t while white people get away with murder by stealing money, breaking SEC and fedreal laws. can u say martha stewart??sorry for throwing the race card in there but hey its sad but true. anyway bloomberg shouldn’t talk about special treatment. he’s the one that changed NYC law to run a third term for mayor just so he can run for mayor and he has the nerv to talk about not giving burress special treatment? GO F**K UR SELF BLOOM-HEAD.weather was burress was right or wrong I HOPE THAT PLAX GETS AWAY WITH THIS ONE SO MUCH SO I CAN LAUGH AT THE HATERS WHO WANTED TO SEE PLAX GO DOWN AND BE THROWN IN JAIL!!! AND T ALL GIANTS FANS WHO NOW HATE PLAX, GO F**K UR SELFS TOO. anyway hit me up and tell me what you think. I BELEIVE IN YOU PLAXICO BURRESS!!!!!
For everyone that seems surprised and shocked that Bloomberg and others want to lock him up, dont be! This country has been racist from day one so dont be so surprised. If police can shoot innocent black men 40 times and be acquitted for it then dont be surprised. The racist Pigs cant help themselves! They love to persecute, blame, and point fingers at others when they themselves are the worst criminals on the face of the planet! These filthy Pigs have used guns to murder, war, slaughter, and committ genocide for hundreds of yrs. They love the gun and the gun is the tool they used to hijack, rob, and steal this country away from its original inhabitants. Plaxico is just another black man that they will try to use as their hanging boy! Just like blacks were lynched in the late 1800’s and 1900’s they still try it today, just in a different way. Plaxico doesnt have a criminal record and he isnt a threat to society so he should be given probation, counseling, and made to serve the community in some form or fashion.
when i read this i counld stop laughin .. this stuff is as funny as it gets… oh boy… bloomberg go and f**k urself u rich b***h… but seriously guns should be banned all together from all of u.s ..but whose putting them out there ..people like bloomberg..so cattel tells pot its black…lol…
Damn there are a bunch of haters out here! I’m not saying that he did not some issues, but you all make Plaxico out to be the devil himself.
OK, so he had a gun. What was he doing with it? His team mate was just robbed at gun point!!!! and now he is supposed to be jailed because he shot HIMSELF!!!! The law was not intended for siutations like this. The man has committed no crime against humanity, but some attention seeking prosecutor wants to use TAX payer’s money to jail him? No wonder this country is broke and broken!
This is ludicrous! This society has become anything and everything other than the land of the free!!
How many players in the hall of fame would be there is they lived under this absurdity? This is sick.