Plaxico Burress????

[TheRealDeal]

yes, tommy jone.

/thread

Old joke is new?

[The Saltman]

nevermind :/

[Mother Grabber]

I think every product that came out in the 80s was both new and improved...so, I guess that actually means 'made like crap.'

[rayzor]

Not much of a problem child before.

o rly?

Just before the start of the Giants mandatory May mini-camp, Burress had said that he would not participate in the camp because he was upset with his contract.[8] He attended the camp to avoid paying a fine but refused to practice with the team.[9] Although he was slated to receive $3.25 million for 2008, Burress felt underpaid compared to other star receivers.[9] After indicating that he might hold out training camp as well,[8] he joined, but practiced very little, claiming his ankle was injured.[10]

On September 24, 2008, the team announced that Burress would be suspended for the game on October 5 for a violation of team rules.[11] He did not show up for work on a Monday and could not be reached by phone for two days. This was not the first time that Burress had been temporarily suspended by an NFL team—in May 2004, he was suspended by the Pittsburgh Steelers for failing to show up for a Monday team practice. On October 24 he was issued three fines totaling $45,000 for the following reasons:

1. $20,000 for post game comments regarding officiating—specifically, inappropriate comments on officiating.
   
2. $20,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct—specifically, verbal abuse of the head linesman.
   
3. $5,000 for throwing the ball in the stands.
   

Burress signed a five-year, $35 million contract extension prior to the season. However, it was an incentive laced deal, there is $11.5 million in non-guaranteed base salaries in the contract, non-guaranteed roster bonuses of $3.5 million, non-guaranteed escalators of $5 million based on performance and $1.3 million in non-guaranteed workout bonuses among other things. According to various reports, the Giants would be able to cut or trade Burress after the season and get $23 million taken off their books [12]

On November 2, in the second quarter of the Giants first regular-season game against the Dallas Cowboys, Burress caught his 500th career reception. On November 23, 2008 Burress started the game against the Arizona Cardinals in Arizona after being considered questionable with a hamstring injury. The first play of the game he had a 4 yard reception but it was called back on a penalty. Burress left the game and did not return in what would be his final appearance with the Giants.

Burress was released by the Giants on April 3, 2009.[13]

Legal troubles

Domestic disturbances

In August and September 2008, Totowa police responded to two domestic disturbance calls at the Burress household. At both times temporary restraining orders were issued that were later dismissed by state court.[15]

Civil lawsuits

In January 2009, Burress was the defendant in a civil lawsuit brought against him by a Lebanon County, Pennsylvania car dealer, who claimed that Burress was given a leased Chevrolet Avalanche in return for promises to appear at publicity events for the dealership. The dealer claimed that Burress never returned the car and never attended any publicity events; the damaged car was eventually returned after being impounded by the New York Police Department. Burress acknowledged that he was responsible for some of the damage to the car, but asked a jury to determine the amount.[16] On January 15, 2009 the jury returned a verdict awarding only $1,700 to the dealer, who had asked for damages of up to $19,000.[17] According to the Associated Press, Burress has been sued at least nine times since he joined the NFL in 2000.[18]

He has a civil lawsuit pending against him in Broward County, Florida, where a woman claims that his $140,000 Mercedes-Benz collided with the back of her car. The suit, filed on December 8, 2008, claims that Burress was liable for causing permanent injuries to the woman. It is noted that because Burress failed to pay his car insurance premium his policy was cancelled 3 days before the accident.[19]

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

[Mother Grabber]

Well, there you go...

[Peppers90 NC]

i thought everyone knew he had a troubled career, guess not cough cough davetheschmanther - main reason pitt let him go

[bleys]

What character issues? He shot himself in the leg accidently. Is being clumsy a character issue?.

Plax had plenty of issues in the locker room.. he showed up to meetings late, often.. never seemed to be apart of the Giants, always off doing his own thing..

I doubt that will be attractive for a young team...

[Peppers90 NC]

Plax had plenty of issues in the locker room.. he showed up to meetings late, often.. never seemed to be apart of the Giants, always off doing his own thing..

I doubt that will be attractive for a young team...

come on man, he would be a great mentor for our young wr's, you know, lead by example type.

[bleys]

come on man, he would be a great mentor for our young wr's, you know, lead by example type.

fo shizzle

[jtnc]

And maybe we should re-sign Rae Carruth yaayyyy!

[TheRealDeal]

And maybe we should re-sign Rae Carruth yaayyyy!

To be fair murder and unregistered weapon in the state are different levels of shittiness

[jtnc]

To be fair murder and unregistered weapon in the state are different levels of pootiness

Carruth was charged with conspiracy to commit murder which is just as bad as murder, but didn't do the actual killing.

Both of them are dumba*ses.

[TheRealDeal]

Burress would have probably end up murdering someone with that gun.

Both of them are dumba*ses.

The bold is a big assumption and a leap I'm not willing to make.

The end is what I agree with.

[CarolinaCatBrigade]

You're aiming a little low there.

like Jimmy Clausen?