Burress Pleads Guilty to Weapon Charges

Earlier this morning, in a New York City courthouse, former New York Giants wide receiver, Plaxico Burress, has pleaded guilty to a weapons-possession charge resulting from a November 2008 episode in which Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg in a nightclub According to the New York Times: “Plaxico Burress the former Giants receiver, will admit guilt…that will send him to prison for two years, according to a person with knowledge of the case. If the case were to go to trial and Mr. Burress were convicted of all charges-two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of second-degree reckless endangerment-he could face 3 1/2 to 15 years in prison. The plea agreement still needs the approval of a State Supreme Court justice.” Well I always had this sneaky suspicion that Burress was somehow going to get off without doing any jail time but I could never figure out as to why. Guess I was wrong about this. Burress basically had no other choice but to accept a plea deal to lessen the sentence. The question now is when Plax gets out by the age of 33 or so, how many teams will be lining up to take phone calls from agent Drew Rosenhaus? My guess, not that many… Tags: courthouse, drew rosenahus, Free Agency, jail time, new york city, new york giants, NFL, nfl teams, plaxico burress, prison, weapons charge