We roasted Plaxico a few weeks ago. While we think he’s getting what he deserves for not knowing the laws in the state he lives in, it is rather sad that the guy is going to prison for almost two years just for being… well, stupid. Guy shoots himself in the leg and now he’s [...]
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September 22, 2009
Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress began his two-year prison sentence after surrendering himself to New York authorities this morning.
Defense lawyer Benjamin Brafton said, “This is a very real tragic case in many, many ways.” He called Burress “a fundamentally decent man.”
Burress, who caught the winning touchdown for the Giants over the previously...
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September 22, 2009
As expected, receiver Plaxico Burress -- one of the heroes of Super Bowl XLII -- has been formally sentenced to two years in prison.The term begins immediately.With good behavior, Burress is expected to be eligible for release after 20 months.Burress...
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September 22, 2009
Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress expects to begin serving prison time immediately for accidentally shooting himself at a nightclub last year.
Via Washington Times
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September 23, 2009
NEW YORK | Former Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress apologized to his family and tearfully kissed his pregnant wife and young son goodbye Tuesday before he was led away to prison to begin serving a two-year sentence on a weapons charge. Burress, at the time a star receiver with the New York Giants, was at the Latin Quarter nightclub in Manhattan last November when a gun tucked into...
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September 24, 2009
Plaxico Burress arrived at Rikers Island yesterday and got a reception usually reserved for pedophiles and murderers. As he walked the halls heading to his room for an overnight stay, chants of “a-hole” and “Giants Suck!” rained upon him. Nobody should be overly surprised by the rude welcoming, all things considered.
First of all, real criminals [...]
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September 21, 2009
The Giants may have found a couple solutions for their supposed no-Plaxico Burress problem in their 33-31 victory over the Cowboys.The G-Men also seem to have a knack for making big plays in crucial situations.Giants QB Eli Manning's second-quarter touchdown Sunday night was the 100th...
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September 23, 2009
Burress gets two years in gun case — Former Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress
apologized to his family and tearfully kissed his pregnant wife and young son
goodbye Tuesday before he was led away to prison to begin serving a two-year
sentence on a ...
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September 22, 2009
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We saw Plaxico Burress cry tears of joy after the Giants Super Bowl win in 2007, but today Burress was crying tears of goodbye and sorrow.
We all know the story of Plaxico Burress all too well by now, but today marked the final chapter in the sentencing of his crime. As Burress [...]
Via Denver Post
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September 23, 2009
Former Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress apologized to his family and tearfully kissed his pregnant wife and young son goodbye Tuesday before he was led away to prison to begin serving a two-year sentence on a weapons charge.
Via NY Post
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September 22, 2009
Plaxico Burress is due to turn himself in at 9:30 a.m. today to begin a two-year prison term.
The ex-Giant -- who shot himself in the thigh in a Midtown club last November -- pleaded guilty last month to attempted gun possession to avoid serving a...
Via NY Daily News
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September 22, 2009
Plaxico Burress carried his son Elijah into his sentencing, holding the 3-year-old like he never wanted to let him go. Just like he never let go of the football in Super Bowl XLII.
Via T-Rock's Take On The Giants
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September 21, 2009
At this very moment, someone in this sports-crazy town is writing the following sentence: "This is THE year."As in: "This is the year the Jets and Giants finally meet in the Subway Super Bowl, even if they have to fly to South Florida to do it.''You may even have read it already. No doubt, someone on sports-talk radio already has said it, or is saying it...
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