Plaxico Burress Gets a Cool Million

So… remember when Plaxico Burress shot himself (accidentally) in the leg back in November? He was out partying, inexplicably took out his gun and in doing so shot himself in the leg. Anywho, he couldn’t play after that (obviously) and then was released by the Giants last week.

He had a bonus the Giants had been holding on to, saying that Burress didn’t earn it (since it didn’t play.) Seems reasonable, right?

But with the NFL, things having to do with players and their bad behaviors are seldom logical. This week an arbitrator said Burress could have $1 million out of the $4.25 million signing bonus. The million will help cover Burress’ costs after getting suspended for the rest of the season after the shooting ($823,529) and the fine of one week’s pay ($205,882).

Essentially this is like rewarding Burress for shooting himself, disrupting his team’s season, and reinforcing the bad behavior which all too often gets the attention in this league. This decision sets a bad precedent.

What do you think? Should Plaxico Burress have received any part of his bonus after this incident?

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