Plaxico situation is an unfortunate one; he went from lifting up the Lombardi Trophy and making big plays in the 2007 Super Bowl, to being imprisoned for shooting himself in the leg. In addition, his contract with the Giants was terminated, a contract which would have paid him roughly $35 million over 5 years. Full details of his prison sentencing by the nypost is below, Check it Out:
Plaxico Burress was sentenced yesterday to two years behind bars for accidentally shooting himself in the leg last year at a Manhattan nightclub.
The standout wide receiver — who pleaded guilty on Aug. 20 to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon — was sentenced in Manhattan Supreme Court after he had previously agreed to a two-year prison term.
The deal came after Burress was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment.
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