New York Giants let Plaxico Burress go today. He is currently facing possession of a deadly weapon as well as potential prison time in relation to an incident in November in which Burress accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a New York nightclub. His case was granted a continuance until June 15th after his court appearance this past week. Giants General Manager Jerry Reese said, “We hung in there as long as we could in the hopes that there may be a resolution to this situation other than the decision we made today to release Plaxico.” In addition, Giants staff members had originally left open the option of allowing Burress to rejoin the team.
"Plaxico's contribution to our championship season in 2007 can never be underestimated or undervalued," said Coach Tom Coughlin displayed in a written statement on the website. I am a firm believer in second chances and I fully support the way the Giants handled the situation. As for Plaxico, I think he offered a huge amount of talent to the team, but unfortunately, problems off the football field tend to be haunting NFL players at every turn. I wish the Giants well in their upcoming season and truly appreciate the route taken in handling this issue.
That’s all for tonight in the Life of Lizard!
Though we all know it would have been great if he actually shot himself in the foot, but his leg got in the way. He has a superbowl ring and could probably make it in the NBA or most definitely volleyball.
ReplyDeleteAs for the haunting of the NFL, I must say all professional sports associations and leagues are haunted.
Take NHL player Heatley who crashed his sportscar and his teammate happened to be in the car at the time and he died, but Heatley survived. Since Heatley has been traded since that is just some creepy shat.