Plaxico Burress: Former NFL Player Released From Prison
Former New York Giants player Plaxico Burress was released from prison this morning after serving 20 months on weapons charges stemming from a 2008 nightclub shooting.
In November 2008, the wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg with a .40-caliber gun he was carrying in his waistband at a Manhattan nightclub. Burress was not licensed to carry a gun in either New York or New Jersey, where he lived at the time.
In August 2009, as part of a plea deal, Burress pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon and agreed to serve two years. He was released three months early because of good behavior but is expected to be on parole for the next two years. The former New York Giants star spent the nearly two years at the Oneida Correctional Facility in Rome, N.Y.
Prior to the imfamous incident, Burress was best known for catching the game-winning touchdown in the 2008 Super Bowl. After the 2008 season, the Giants player faced a series of pitfalls. He was suspended in October for missing practice and later that month fined $45,000 by the league for arguing with a referee. The Giants suspended Burress following the shooting and eventually released him from the team.
Burress may never live this incident down, but it might be possible for him to get another chance in the league. If Michael Vick could revive his career, then really, anyone can.
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Vick Plea Deal - News
Vick, who is among the NFL's elite quarterbacks, accepted a plea deal in 2007 in relation to running a dog fighting ring that put him in jail for just over 18 months. Since his release in 2009, the quarterback has clawed his way off of the bench and
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Vick waits to hear if he has NFL future - CNN
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is waiting to hear if he'll ever play professional football again after agreeing to plead guilty and face prison in his federal dogfighting case.
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank told the NFL Network Monday he could not speculate on Vick's future as a Falcon, at least not until he has seen "a statement of facts" in the case.
Blank said he was "not really surprised" by news of the quarterback's plea deal.
"From a personal standpoint, he's doing the right thing," Blank said. "That's been my counsel to him some while ago, and publicly as well, to get this behind him as quickly as he can."
The plea deal, Blank added, was "a step, and we'll just deal with the facts as they become available." Watch how Vick was left with no choice
Vick's attorneys had been negotiating with National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell's office about Vick's career with the Atlanta Falcons before he agreed to any deal, the sources said.
It's unclear if a conversation ever happened but Vick's attorney Billy Martin said his client "agreed to enter a plea of guilty to those charges and to accept full responsibility for his action and the mistakes he has made."
"Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter," Martin said.
After Vick's indictment last month, Goodell ordered the quarterback not to report to training camp until the league completed its own review of the case.
An NFL spokesman said that the league "is aware" of Vick's plea agreement and is considering what, if any, sanctions they should impose on the 27-year-old.
"We totally condemn the conduct outlined in the charges, which is inconsistent with what Michael Vick previously told both our office and the Falcons," the spokesman said in a statement.
"We will conclude our own review under the league's personal conduct policy as soon as possible. In the meantime, we have asked the Falcons to continue to refrain from taking action pending a decision by the commissioner."
According to Martin, Vick will appear August 27 in federal court in Richmond, Virginia, where the charges were brought, to enter the plea. The deal means Vick will avoid more serious charges that would have been considered by a grand jury that was to have convened the same day.
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