Plaxico Burress Pleads Guilty

- Full name: Plaxico Antonio Burress
- Born: August 12, 1977
- Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia
- Height: 6'5"
- Weight: 232 lbs
- Position: Wide receiver
- High school: Green Run High School
- College: Michigan State University
- Draft year: 2000, eighth overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed with the New York Giants in 2005
- Shot himself in the leg on November 29, 2008, at a New York City club http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0...
- Indicted on felony weapons possession charges http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0...
- Entered a guilty plea on August 20, 2009, as part of a plea deal http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0...
- To serve two years in prison plus two years probation http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0...

National Football League wide receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of second-degree reckless endangerment on August 20, 2009. As part of his plea deal, Burress will serve 20 months in prison followed by two years of supervised probation.http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/burress-expected-to-plead-guilty-in-weapons-case/?hp
The charges stem from the November 29, 2008, incident in which he shot himself in the leg with a handgun at a New York City club.http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/burress-expected-to-plead-guilty-in-weapons-case/?hp

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