Plaxico Burress Shot Himself in the Leg

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Plaxico Burress has made headlines once again. The Giants receiver “accidentally shot himself in the right thigh on Friday night, FOXSports.com has learned, not long after being ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Redskins with a hamstring injury.” ~source

There’s a lot we don’t know yet. Apparently the shooting took place in a nightclub, and that the injuries are not life threatening.

Plaxico has had tons of problems this year: a “lengthy contract dispute,” a suspension, and a couple major fines. He apparently missed a team meeting (although he said it was a family emergency, still he could have picked up the phone and told someone), and then there was that awful game in October when he “abused an official and tossed a ball into the stands.” ~source

Temper, temper.

Plaxico had a hamstring injury anyways and was planning to miss the Giants game tomorrow. Now, obviously, he’ll be out for much longer depending on his injury.

What have we learned here today? That NFL players and guns simply do not mix.