Plaxico Burress plans to fight for gun control
Disgraced former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress attended a news conference yesterday in New York to announce he would work as a spokesman for a gun control organization.
Burress, 33, was released from a NY prison on June 6 after serving 21 months on a weapons conviction. Plaxico accidentally shot himself in the thigh with a concealed handgun inside a packed nightclub on November 28, 2008. He was subsequently convicted of criminal possession of a handgun and given a 2 year sentence.
Plaxico announced yesterday he will work together with the National Urban League and Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Plaxico’s wife, Tiffany Burress, accompanied him to the press conference at the National Urban League in NY.
Burress said he will be mentored by NBA great Magic Johnson and retired NFL football coach Tony Dungy, who also attended the press conference yesterday.
He said the door is closed on a possible return to the NY Giants organization, which suspended him without pay following the shooting in 2008. Burress filed a grievance with the NFL union to get his $1 million signing bonus that the Giants withheld from him.
“To think that a player could carry a loaded gun into a nightclub, shoot himself and miss the rest of the season but get to keep his entire signing bonus illustrates one of the serious flaws in the current system,” said Giants co-owner John Mara after Burress won the grievance.
“I’m eager and excited about the next step, not knowing where it will be,” said Burress. “I’m dedicated to change and just being a better person.”
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Plaxico is cute to me I think its his eyes
I wish him the best IMO he just made a dumb/simple mistake but I hope he can help somebody else from making the same mistakes.
Good Morning
What CFREE said about what Daisy said!!! Good morning Everyone…
Plaxico is cute! I hate his name tho… His wife is pretty too! She looks happy to have her boo back
Every time I look at this fool I shake my head in disgust. You shot YOURSELF and ruined your OWN career.
At least he gave us a superbowl
I just bet he is.
Only way I could see him redeeming himself is to sign with the Bears. We could use a 6’5″ real wide receiver……
I wish him the best as well.
Hopefully he learned from this.
So WHY he just can’t come out of JAIL and LIVE HIS LIFE ?!!?
Tony and Magic is going to have him doing that Gun Awareness CRAP just like they got Mike Vick doing that Dog-Fighting CRAP on behalf of that YT Racist PETA Group SMDH
Morning all!
Whatever Plaxico decides to do with himself, I wish him all the best. Hopefully he’s learned from his previous drama and will not repeat the same incident.
The Eagles should sigh him. We need a ring….
*sign
You live and learn
I’m glad to see Plaxico is home, he was my hero when they whipped up on the Patriots in the SB a few years ago. But it’s something I realized about professional athletes just because you rich, that doesn’t exactly make you smart or intelligent. A his lack of good judgement proved that.
Daisy says:
I wish him the best IMO he just made a dumb/simple mistake but I hope he can help somebody else from making the same mistakes.
Good Morning
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Cosign what Daisy Mae Said!!!
Good morning Beautiful People
stupid mistake?
have we ALL made stupid mistakes 
what matters is if he learned his lesson & moves forward
i’m only human, flesh & blood, a man
#luvthatsong
uh, signing bonus is what it is. it’s his for signing. anywho, i laughed when i heard this press conferenced-challenged mf saying he wanted to be a role model or something like that. gtfoh.
hi therapist! nice pecs
lol yall tripping if he sign with our team he redeemed lol. i hope him the best i like him but the falcons dont need him hopefully julio lives up to the hype
I co-sign with Daisy too. I wish Plax the best of luck. I”m glad he’s out. If he’d hit somebody else, I wouldn’t be so forgiving. People do far worse in this city and barely get any time. Its obvious he’s taking the Mike Vick route and there’s nothing wrong with that. I think there are far too many guns on the street anyway. Just the other day, someone unloaded at beach here…how many stories am I gonna hear about people minding their own business and dying, babies, mothers,seniors, etc.
Is his wife
?
She don’t look all the way there to me. She fine tho. Once no one signs him she goin leave his azz high and dry.
Mirs!!
wassup Ma?
Athletes and dumb mistakes are common like amber rose and attention. what’s poppin SR. *stares at Double L and moves slowly closer*
@Man, you don’t think anyone is going to sign him? I heard a few teams are interested, but we’ll see.
Someone somewhere will sign him, why? It’s all because of Michael Vick….there is hope because Vick did it….at least for one season….
as 4 gun control..imma practice my right 2 bear arms. if the govt would crack down on these gun shows that let any joe off the street buy heat 4 the right price, that would help alot
*waits 2 c wut knowledge finna do*
Someone will sign him because he’s 6’5″ and he’s had a couple years away from the wear and tear of getting hit. Hypothetically, his body should be that of a 29 year old. Plus, he doesn’t have to be a homerun hitter, just make first downs, which should be easy because cornerbacks are typically short guys……..
Whoa…
@Therapist… nice pic 
@Fayla
I’ve seen a couple documentaries on gun shows. Who the fvck needs a gatling gun? What the hell are they planning on “hunting”?
@RYAN
“you don’t think anyone is going to sign him? I heard a few teams are interested, but we’ll see.”
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Possibly, but if they do it will be a vastly discounted rate. He’s an old reciever that’s been out the league for 2 years and we’re headed into a strike/lock out, so he could be even older and out of the game longer by the time the next season rolls around.
There are more viable younger receivers out there and more accomplished athletic recievers out there (Moss/Owens). I would only sign him as 3rd receiver and even then he would be lucky to get anything close to a million.
I’ve always thought Plaxico was a cutie…
I hope he can bounce back…
I’m all for practicin my right to bear arms although my family highly suggests I don’t!
Awesome it’s for historical purposes!
This fool shot HIMSELF! And did 21 months…there are people who kill OTHERS in COLD-BLOOD and get off scot-free. If you don’t think he’s redeemed himself using this backwards-azz justice system is just being bitter towards him for no reason.
And his wife is gorg.
@Man, good points. I definitely didn’t think he’d be coming back into the league as a starter. I feel like he has a few more good years left in him depending on how well conditioned he is.
@ fayla I’m probably not going to do nothing. That is why im slowly inching closer to her
How you sweetie?
Sup Brown!
The gatling guns I saw weren’t civil war era or nothing like that, and even if you were a collector, everyone knows that a gun isn’t worth much if it can’t fire…
@ Sassy I agree
@Kez I would love to see him as an Eagle two cuties on one team
that would make my Sundays even better!!
Top of the morning Family!!!
Daisy says:
@Kez I would love to see him as an Eagle two cuties on one team that would make my Sundays even better!!
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Mike Vike ole FIONE ass……
Chiby you are killing the gravi’s ma’am
@CHI
PLEX IS and HAS ALWAYZ been a Well-Conditioned Athlete and He’s a CLUTCH WR (An Extremely RARE Combination…) He can catch a 3 yard pass and FALL FORWARD for a 1st down because of his Height & Extremely LONG ARMS & He’s an Absolute BEAST in the Red-Zone !!!
WHOEVER doesn’t understand that doesn’t KNOW NFL Football IMO
@chiby
I am
@ that gravie…I’m gonna steal it…lol!
@man
Facebook!! One of my friends had it for their profile pic….
I hope I get nominated for best gravi when ya’ll have the annual SR Awards…..
Awesome I’m tryna give the man the benefit of the doubt.
I prefer shoulder launchers myself
Daisy says:
@Kez I would love to see him as an Eagle two cuties on one team that would make my Sundays even better!!
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so this is the guy who shot himself? hm.
@ Chi u got my vote
…can newbie’s vote? 
His wife is cute!!!
Thanks Big Bad Wolf!!!!
He looks like he could use a couple of GOOD meals…Wish him the best
@ELOVE
“PLEX IS and HAS ALWAYZ been a Well-Conditioned Athlete and He’s a CLUTCH WR (An Extremely RARE Combination…) He can catch a 3 yard pass and FALL FORWARD for a 1st down because of his Height & Extremely LONG ARMS & He’s an Absolute BEAST in the Red-Zone !!! ”
WHOEVER doesn’t understand that doesn’t KNOW NFL Football IMO ”
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I always felt he was overrated. Everyone seems to forget his days in Pittsburgh.
The ONLY way he would be effective would be if he played with a top tier QB. Last I checked, none of them were begging for an older, overrated receiver that’s been out of the league for several years.
Again, he’d be lucky to catch on as slot receiver making in the neighborhood of $1 mil. Chit, he wouldn’t get that much if I were the GM.
@Man
Stop hating on Plax!! Always tryna keep a good man down! Let him making his millions and gowan about his life happily and freely.
AWESOME
or if I could have a 7.62 caliber minigun just because I’d be extremely happy
Sassy
I’m havin issues with my diet! The past couple days I been HONGRY and I thought I could snack on these abnormally chemically enhanced bananas but I’m still hungry!
@Brown
Stick to it! Food does not control you!!! YOU control your food! You’ll feel bad about it if you steer off the diet so just stick to it. Find some other low cal, but healthy snacks and try those as well. Nabisco makes some good ones.
@Man…
PLEX growing Pains in Pittsburgh have NOTHING TO DO with the things he has LEARNED & ACCOMPLISHED Since Then (Real…) Leave that YT Rhetoric out of REAL Sports Talk !!!
YOU saying he’s overrated is YOUR BIAS and YOUR BIAS doesn’t make things TRUE & ACCURATE
And YOU would fit in PERFECTLY with the VAST Majority of NFL GMs because you have the SAME Whack-AZZ Perspective has they do
so who watched the bad acting that is Single Ladies last night?
Stick to it! Food does not control you!!! YOU control your food!
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*writes this on a sticky note and puts it on my computer!!!!
*ignoring chi’s gravi dammit*
they scared as hail!! rocket launcher though?? u a mf beast!
9mm & .380 r a girls bf 
Luscious mine 2!
@Awesome..wth? gatlin gun?
What happned on BB Wives last night???
Sassy ion no why I been soo hungry and it’s just been the past couple days
Kingstonn I saw some of that crap. It’s sad when a bbal player’s actin skills are better than some of the “seasoned” actors
@Fayla
U CANT IGNORE IT!!!!!!! U know u see it….
@kingstonn
I SEE You LQQKING XXTRA Cute-n-Scrumptious in Your Grave
OOPS… I Meant In Your GRAVI
@ chi
meka being messy, royce & her bf/dad drama, then royce & evelyn’s “fight”. i wish security would have let them fight.
@ brown
isn’t it though? NONE OF THEM CAN ACT! but the storyline is amazing…
@ELOVE
“PLEX growing Pains in Pittsburgh have NOTHING TO DO with the things he has LEARNED & ACCOMPLISHED Since Then (Real…) Leave that YT Rhetoric out of REAL Sports Talk !!!
YOU saying he’s overrated is YOUR BIAS and YOUR BIAS doesn’t make things TRUE & ACCURATE
And YOU would fit in PERFECTLY with the VAST Majority of NFL GMs because you have the SAME Whack-AZZ Perspective has they do ”
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You know, I SHOULD be a GM because I’ve rarely been wrong. Plax is, and always has been, an overrated player. Teams have feel in love with his height but in today’s game, most teams have at least one reciever that is the same size and more athletic.
I’m not hating on the brother. He’s done well, but let’s not act like he’s Jerry Rice or something.
Again, he’d be lucky to get on as a slot reciever making the league minimum. Nothing against him per se, that’s just the reality of the situation.
kingstonn says:
So who watched the bad acting that is Single Ladies last night?
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I did, and I agree with the bad acting. There are moments on the show when it be could half azz decent, then they say something. The idea is good, but the delivery, not so much.
chi imma tell u like i was told last week sometime: i cannot in good conscience speak 2 u with that gravi
hhmmph! *pouts*
the guy that hit and quit it with Lisa Raye is probably the best one on there
Fayla says:
chi imma tell u like i was told last week sometime: i cannot in good conscience speak 2 u with that gravi hhmmph! *pouts*
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@Man…
You DON’T HAVE to be Jerry Rice to be a Starting WR in the NFL… AGAIN Dawg… Leave the YT Rhetoric out of REAL Sports Talk !!!
And THOSE WRs you speak of aren’t NEARLY AS EFFECTIVE as PLEX… Eli Manning has a NICE Group of Talented WRs and NONE OF THEM were able to make Eli comes close to winning a Ring
In the NFL TALENT doesn’t Trump EXPERIENCE (Word…)
elove
in my grave? lol, thanks.
brown
you mean blue from the temptations movie? you know thats maya from girlfriends baby daddy..
bbw
it has all the potential to be a great show, really it does. the acting is just… sigh.
@Kingstonn me 2! i’m late in starting to watch BBW, but i wanted Royce to whup evelyn’s AZZ last night..me no like her..
got in the way of single ladies i still havent seen one epi yet 
Kingston I thought Wood Harris was her baby’s father
Was it just me or did anyone notice that Lisa Raye is starting to pack on the pounds? Like she’s about 2 cheeseburgers away from being a “fluffy” chick…
Kingstonn you’re right, i think his stock just went down
@kingstonn
I GUESS you didn’t see MY Correction comment #68 (I MADE a Typo…)
I think they should have picked a better Cast for that Single Ladies crap…. Megan Goode, Gabrielle Union, and Tracy Ellis would have been a better cast!!!
Feline Feminine says:
Was it just me or did anyone notice that Lisa Raye is starting to pack on the pounds? Like she’s about 2 cheeseburgers away from being a “fluffy” chick…
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@ elove, i did boo!
@chibytex
I don’t watch those type of shows BUT do you THINK Gabby or Tracey would work FOR PEANUTS on that Queen-La produced MESS ?!!?
@kingstonn
Ohhh OK Baby !!!
ELove says:
In the NFL TALENT doesn’t Trump EXPERIENCE (Word…)
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true but he does have attitude problems so it will be interesting to see who will bite and what dollar amount. nyg is looking for a job now so he’ll say whatever. you both have good points tho.