Plaxico's Duress

By now, I'm sure everyone who follows the sports world knows about the bonehead, Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the leg at a New York City nightclub in the Latin Quarter on Friday night.

Some of the details surrounding his accidental shooting came out in the media today.
Burress was allowed to sidestep security before entering the nightclub where this event occurred by stating he was wearing alot of jewelry and had a bunch of cash on him so he needed protection. No prob Plex, right this way, here's a seat in the VIP room, feel free. People who were in the club, are reporting he and teammate Antonio Pierce were drinking heavily. The gunshot reportedly happened when Plex tucked his .40 caliber handgun into his belt. (This dude just signed a 5 yr 35 million dollar contract, he can't afford a 40.00 velcro holster?) After busting a cap off in his thigh, Plex shopped around for a hospital which would treat him and not report the incident to the police. This is a felony in the socialist State of New York, according to Section 265.25 of the Penal Code.

After finally finding a hospital which would treat him, Burress pulled his best Mike Vick impersonation. (Remember Vick gave herpes to a woman and used a fake name, Ron Mexico) Plex signed into the hospital under the name of Harris Smith. Harris Smith? The dude is 6'5" tall, couldn't he come up with a better fake name? Harris Smith makes me think of a slightly overweight, balding white guy who works for H&R Block, complete with a pocket protector. And it doesn't end here. He told the doctor's that the shooting happened at an Applebees. Applebees, are you freaking kidding me? What happened? Were you trying to teach the waitress a lesson because she didn't bring your fired appetizer sampler platter fast enough?

NYC detectives were foiled in their attempts to track Burress down, as the hospital wouldn't release any information citing personal confidentiality issues. Good thing for Plax the Giants won the Super Bowl last year, because if they had been 4-12 last year or 3-8 this season, they'd have sold him right down the river in a heartbeat. And after all these fun filled details, I read today that Mr. Burress is married to an attorney. Hmmm. What roll did she play in all this scheme.

What the hell is wrong with these guys? They have been coddled since they played pop warner football and everytime they did something wrong from high school through college, someone has always covered it up or taken care of it for them. Just get out there and win us a state championship, just get us in a BCS bowl game, a National Championship.

If Burress escapes jail time, he will no doubt be released by the Giants. He's already caused quite a disruption for the team this season. After signing a 5 year 35 million dollar contract this year, he's been fined 200,000.00, suspended for 1 game and benched for another. Tom Coughlin is not going to tolerate this much longer. There will be a long list of NFL teams which will line up to employ Burress. Pacman Jones is on his 4th second chance and still has a job. Ron Mexico errrr Mike Vick is lined up for early release from prison, and his bankruptcy lawyers are already scheduling repayments based on future salary from the NFL, he'll get a job.

At the start of training camp, teams bring in local law enforcement to talk about guns and local laws. These high profile stars are making outrageous amounts of money and you have to wonder why they don't have private drivers and personal security instead of taking on the risk of violating the law themselves. Then again, they have always been taken care of since they were 8 years old and could run faster or throw further than the other kids so why should they feel a sense of responsibility now that they are making millions.