Plaxico shoots himself... really... with a gun...

[MaineDolFan]

The question is this - can he physically come back from this?

[StL FinFan]

I don't see why he would not be able to make a full physical recovery.

[pintofguinness14]

Assuming all is true, he's violated laws designed to protect the public and the police from the gang bangers who look up to idiots like Plax. Its only luck that he didn't accidentally shoot another club patron instead of himself. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.

[Sunstroke]

The question is this - can he physically come back from this?

It's been reported that he isn't even limping on it, and the video of him walking in cuffs today back that up. It had to have only grazed him...

Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.

Yep...and if Antonio Pierce tried to take the gun and hide it, his butt is on the line as well.

[fyo]

It's been reported that he isn't even limping on it, and the video of him walking in cuffs today back that up. It had to have only grazed him...

Considering he waited HOURS to go to the hospital to get it checked out, it clearly wasn't all that bad.

[janetmschulte]

Looks like Burress is suspended for the rest of the season and that appears to be the least of his worries! I don't understand why these athletes don't utilize the NFL. There are resources for protection like escorts who are licensed to carry weapons. Why risk everything?

[BigDaddyFin]

What's funny about all of this, had he done this in the old west or even 40 years ago, he'd be laughed out of the room from now until his death because he shot himself getting his gun out and is anyone even sure why he pulled his weapon in the first place?

[SportsChick]

Okay, if I understand this right, Plexico needed the gun because he was going to a club in Manhattan and was wearing a lot of bling. So he puts a loaded gun in the pocket of his SWEAT PANTS

Someone explain this to me. What the F is the thought process. Okay, I'll take the big diamond stud, the silly huge necklace, Rolex, Super Bowl ring. Oh, man where are those grey sweats I love so much?

Seriously!

[NADS]

Looks like Burress is suspended for the rest of the season and that appears to be the least of his worries! I don't understand why these athletes don't utilize the NFL. There are resources for protection like escorts who are licensed to carry weapons. Why risk everything?

Agreed.  Beyond that, when you make the kind of scratch Burress does you could forgo the NFL altogether.  He makes enough to hire Mr. T and Chuck Norris at the same time.  Better use of that cash would be a bodyguard/lawyer to tell him how bad of an idea anything he does is and legal ramifications for shithead acts.  I blame Drew Rosenhaus.

[BigDaddyFin]

The service is also confidential.  The guy who used to be the Titans GM and is now on ESPN said that when they started that stuff in the mid-90's players were afraid to use it because they thought it would affect their contract status if the GM knew about it. 

Then the GMs and the Union agreed to keep the services confidential so that the players would be able to protect themselves and not worry about such things.  I'm as pro-2nd amendment as anyone, but this is beyond stupidity.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

His absence is really hurting this team.  Eli Manning had abysimal passing numbers against the Eagles.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

He hasn't done anything except command a double team when on the field making no name wideouts more effective.......... Let me know what a world beater Hixon is when Plaxico isn't around.

Denver, you make some off the wall predictions at times, but you were dead accurate on this one.  Burress's absence has hurt this team big time. 

[CF DolFan]

This is a ploy for Plaxico to get himself traded to the Cowboys!!