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The guy freaking shot himself in the leg while out in East Harlem at a club. This guy is done with the Giants and as much as I would like to say the NFL, we have all learned that if Pac Man Jones can come back anybody can.
 
The actual details could be the plot of a slapstick comedy or an episode of "CSI:NFL":
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/79470-teammate-helped-plaxico-hide-gun

The Giants' dream season was thrown into turmoil Saturday when Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub and linebacker Antonio Pierce tried to hide the gun, police sources said. Burress is expected to be arrested on felony weapons charges in the coming days, while Pierce's attorney was in frantic discussions with cops last night to stave off criminal charges, police sources said. Burress' latest self-inflicted wound came after he was initially turned away from the LQ nightclub in midtown because he was packing heat, police sources said. Burress, 31, who was sporting flashy jewelry and carrying loads of cash, told club management he needed the gun to protect himself, sources said. The mercurial Giant was waved inside the crowded Latin-themed club on Lexington Ave. about midnight. He downed several drinks, making already jittery security guards more nervous about his weapon. As Burress was being led into a VIP area, with a drink in his hand, the gun slipped down his pants leg. He reached for the weapon, but fumbled it and it went off, sources said. The bullet tore through Burress' already injured right thigh, police said. "[The bullet] went in and out. No bones," Chief Michael Collins, a police spokesman, said. Pierce, 30, rushed to his bleeding teammate and applied pressure to the wound as Burress screamed in pain amid the hip-hop beats piping through the club, sources said. As he worked to slow the bleeding, Pierce berated Burress for bringing a loaded handgun into a club. Panicking, Burress told his teammate not to call 911 for an ambulance, sources said. Pierce helped the bloodied receiver out of the club before taking off with the gun and stashing it somewhere in New Jersey, sources said. Burress was afraid to go to the hospital, but two hours after the shooting, at 2 a.m., his wife, Tiffany, and a friend escorted him to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell. He was treated and released at about 12:45 p.m., sources said. But a hospital spokeswoman denied that Burress was ever there. Cops only learned about the incident after Giants employees quietly reached out to the NYPD to report it, sources said.
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Turns out their may be a 3rd player that was there.
 
its sad to see some of the best players waste the opportunity to use their talent by doing stupid things at clubs. i was watching an espn special on athletes with weapons this morning. one thing that stood out to me was something marcellus wiley said. he said that he carried a gun for 2 years during his nfl career because he felt like he was more safe. he said that after a while, he began to feel more paranoid since he had the gun with him because since he had the gun, he felt like people were out to get him. he threw the gun out of his car window one night because he got sick of being so worried about living his normal life. most of these "accidents" and injuries or crimes are taking place at night clubs. i'm not saying that athletes should avoid the clubs, but it wouldn't be a bad idea if they were a little bit more careful
 
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I cant believe I am going to quote Keyshawn Johnson, but this morning he made an interesting point. He said "a player can hire a security crew and still go to the clubs and be a bigshot". He is right, so it isnt about that. Its about "thug life" and "the hip hop lifestyle". Its tragic what happened to Shaun Taylor last year, but everybody knew there was more to that story than we ever heard.
 
speaking of thug, we were driving through downtown atlanta today and i saw a huge billboard that said, "Thug Awards." what is the world coming to?
 
Just unbelievable. At least the Giants are showing that they don't need any one player (with the possible exception of Manning) to win.
 
Football has a massive problem on its hands and honestly it makes me not want to watch the sport. Last week Matt Light took a swing at someone on Miami and the announcer trounced the action and said "this isn't hockey folks, you can't just go swinging at someone in the NFL".... no, they'd just prefer to have a league full of criminals who get shot and caught with drugs. With the salaries these guys have they must be as mature as a three year old.
 
I'm thinking of going by Plaxico Queen from now on please....
 
I like the ring to that BQ. But no guns at the PGA show.
 
JB said:
I like the ring to that BQ. But no guns at the PGA show.
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damn, I was planning on packing my toaster
 
The fellow is clearly compensating for something. Is it from being named Plaxico in the first place, or from one of the well-known side effects of steroids?
 
He is certainly not on the juice. 6'8 and weighs about a buck fifty.
 
or the Bengals.
 
JB said:
He is certainly not on the juice. 6'8 and weighs about a buck fifty.
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just a phenomenal athlete...

we'll see what happens with this, Goddell has had his hands full since taking over the NFL
 
JB said:
He is certainly not on the juice. 6'8 and weighs about a buck fifty.
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Doesn't mean he doesn't have something for which to compensate.
 
ClairefromClare said:
Doesn't mean he doesn't have something for which to compensate.
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has something to do with the society in which these athletes are being raised, quick money...
 
DDBowdoin said:
has something to do with the society in which these athletes are being raised, quick money...
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I think it is more about the individual than society, it's a small percentage of players that are making headlines for the wrong reasons.
 
he deserves to go away... but lets be honest, he'll get away with it and that's just the pathetic reality of our justice system.
 
He will. But the commish might have something to say.
 
I heard he's out for the rest of the season. Also, the hospital tried to cover it up. Mayor Bloomberg wants him in jail. This is going to get interesting....
 
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