Giants end Burress' season with four-game suspension

FATboy05 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-03-2008, 05:33 AM

Kind of makes you wonder how this can happen, and yet a Hooligan like Adam Packshit Jones keeps getting chance after chance, and he has nowhere near the talent Burress possess............but at least he wasn't stupid enough to "posses" a handgun in freakin Communist NEW YORK :roll:
oh, and didn't shot himself with said handgun :shock:

The New York Giants made their decision, and Plaxico Burress is done for the season.

The Giants fined and suspended Burress for four games on Tuesday, four days after he accidentally shot himself in the right thigh over the weekend at a Manhattan nightclub. He was officially placed on the reserve non-football injury list, which restricts him from practicing or returning to the teams's active roster for the remainder of the season.

The Giants announced the fine and suspension shortly before 6 p.m. ET, stating that Burress had met individually with Giants president John Mara, general manager Jerry Reese and head coach Tom Coughlin on Tuesday.

"As we have said since Saturday morning, our concern is for Plaxico's health and well-being," Mara said. "This is an important time for him to take care of his body and heal up and also deal with the very serious legal consequences and other issues in his life. When I spoke with Plaxico he expressed great remorse for letting down his teammates."

Burress, who posted $100,000 bail on Monday, was charged on two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which could result in a prison sentence of 3 1/2 to 15 years, if convicted.

Burress reported to the Giants earlier Tuesday, arriving at Giants Stadium at approximately 9:30 a.m. ET to undergo treatment for his strained hamstring and gunshot wound. He later traveled into Manhattan for an MRI exam and an examination by a Giants team physician.

Burress retuned to the stadium at approximately 3:15 p.m., at which point he was informed by Reese that he had been placed on reserve/injury list and suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.

"The decision we made today regarding Plaxico's roster status was based on the examination of Plaxico by our team physician," general manager Jerry Reese said. "Dr. Rodeo believes Plaxico would be out at least four to six weeks with the gunshot wound. I had two conversations with Plaxico today, and it was obvious that he understood the magnitude of this situation. He knows that we are here to support him and help him get healthy."