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It's being reported that Plaxico Burress plead guilty today in his weapons case and will serve two years in prison. The details: Plaxico Burress, the former Giants receiver, pleaded guilty on Thursday morning in his weapons-possession case in a deal with Manhattan prosecutors that will send him to prison for two years.Justice Michael H. Melkonian of State Supreme Court accepted the guilty plea. Along with the two-year prison sentence, Mr. Burress, 31, will be sentenced to two years of post-release supervision.This could very well be the end of his career. Hold your head, Plax.Burress Pleads Guilty in Weapons Case (The New York Times)Fan of No Guts, No Glory? Subscribe to our feed! or Follow us on Twitter!
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