Giants release Plaxico Burress

[CreekDog]

Unlike his release from 1) jail and 2) the hospital, this release was not welcomed.

That said, who is Plaxico named after? :wtf:

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Giants release Burress 4 months after shooting
By TOM CANAVAN, AP Sports Writer

Friday, April 3, 2009

(04-03) 13:10 PDT EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) --

The New York Giants released Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress on Friday, a little more than four months after the talented but troubled wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the thigh in a New York City nightclub.

Burress' four-year tenure with the Giants was highlighted by a game-winning touchdown catch in the Super Bowl against the previously undefeated New England Patriots in February 2008, but it was also dogged by fines and suspensions.

Burress' status has been uncertain since he shot himself in the thigh on Nov. 29 with an unlicensed gun he'd stuffed into his waistband. He faces a felony weapons charge that could put him in prison for at least 3 1/2 years if convicted.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/03/sports/s122903D88.DTL&tsp=1

[bigwillq]

1. Not a shock.

Although I liked him very much. Be he fucked up, and became more of a distraction.

[no name no slogan]

2. I was once prescribed Plaxico for explosive diarrhea

Seems to have only made it worse. :(

[KamaAina]

3. He was named after his Uncle Plaxico.

Seriesly!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaxico_Burress#Personal

Plaxico Burress, named after his uncle, was born to Vicki Burress (now deceased) in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

Now-useless trivia: "Plaxico" is pronounced to rhyme with "Mexico".

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. The first time I heard the name I thought it was a pharmaceutical company.