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*Poor Plaxico Burress. Seems that if it wasn’t for bad luck, he wouldn’t have any at all. OK, that might be an over statement, but not by much. You see, TMZ is reporting that because of a car accident, the down on his luck Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver hopeful, is being forced to sell his [...]
*Plaxico Burress just signed a one-year contract for a minimum of $925,000 with the Pittsburgh Steelers this month, but he might have a hard time getting to practice because his license has been officially suspended. The football player (wide receiver) failed to pay a six-figure judgment after a woman successfully sued him for what she [...]
*Plaxico Burress is back where he started in the NFL. On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced they signed the 35-year-old wide receiver to provide depth at a position decimated by injuries. Antonio Brown has missed the last two games with a sprained ankle and Jerricho Cotchery fractured his ribs late in Sunday night’s 13-10 loss [...]
*Jobless NFL star Plaxico Burress was very lucky recently after dodging a $1000 traffic ticket. A Fort Lauderdale traffic magistrate dismissed the hefty fine Monday morning due to a technical misstep. The sheriff who claimed to have clocked him going 70 mph in a 55 mph zone on the I-95 over the summer, however the statute was [...]
*If you could guess who the most hated players are in the NFL, would your first guess be Michael Vick? If so, you’d be on the money. This summer the pro-athlete landed some hot endorsement deals with Nike, the same sports wear company that ditched him four years ago when his legal troubles bubbled over. [...]
*Former Super Bowl star, Plaxico Burress is out of jail and signed on with the New York Jets. The football player was released from prison after serving 20 months on a gun charge stemming from an attempting criminal weapons possession. But he’s coming out on top with a one-year deal with the Jets. Excited about [...]
Ex-NFL standout Plaxico Burress spent almost twenty (20) months behind bars for carrying a handgun without a permit. It was his first criminal offense, he accidently shot himself and nobody else was harmed. Still he was sentenced to two years in prison and served all but three months of his jail time before being released [...]
*Ex-New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, a week after his release from prison on gun charges, pledged on Monday to preach against gun violence to America’s children. The 2008 Super Bowl star said the volunteer effort was the right move after serving nearly all of his 20-month sentence for weapons possession. In November, 2008, [...]
*Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress was sprung from prison on Monday after a near two-year stint on a gun charge. He’s headed to Florida to be with his family, the AP reports, as his NFL future hangs in the balance. As he left Oneida Correctional Facility in central New York Monday morning, he [...]
*Plaxico Burress is scheduled to be released from New York’s Oneida Correctional Facility on June 6 – in time for training camp, if there is no NFL lockout – and there is growing support within the Giants organization to bring him back and give him a second chance. Co-owner Steve Tisch already is on record [...]
*Imprisoned former NFL star Plaxico Burress has reportedly been denied a chance to participate in his jail’s work release program. The former New York Giants player, currently serving a two-year sentence for illegal gun possession after accidentally shooting himself at a NY nightclub, had requested a “temporary release” so he could play football again. But [...]
*As Lil Wayne prepares to begin his yearlong jail term on Tuesday, officials are busy making plans for his arrival. Housing such a famous celebrity requires officials to walk a fine line between providing special treatment and recognizing potential risks to high-profile convicts, reports the Associated Press. “It’s a challenge,” said Martin Horn, a former [...]
*In an interview set to air Sunday on CBS, imprisoned Plaxico Burress is vowing a return to the NFL and offered an apology to the New York Giants for tarnishing the organization. “I will play again,” Burress said in the interview with his former Steelers coach, Bill Cowher, scheduled to air on CBS’ “NFL Today.” [...]
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