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[h1]Sources: Burress wounded in accidental shooting[/h1]
By John Clayton
ESPN.com
(Archive)
Updated: November 29, 2008, 11:31 AM ET
New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress suffered an accidental gunshot wound Friday night in a club, according tomultiple sources.
Burress
Details of the incident weren't immediately available, but according to a source the wound was not considered life-threatening. Fox Sports.comreported that Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg and spent the night in the hospital.
Burress, who was not expected to play against the Washington ******** onSunday with a hamstring injury, was not at team meetings and did not attend the team's Saturday walkthrough.
The Giants organization was not commentingon the story. In September, Burress was suspended for a game and fined for a violation of team rules, reportedly failing to appear at a team meeting and beingunavailable by phone. At the time, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said that Burress was tending to urgent family matters. Burress signed a five-year, $35 millioncontract this fall after helping the Giants to a Super Bowl championship last season.
By John Clayton
ESPN.com
(Archive)
Updated: November 29, 2008, 11:31 AM ET
New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress suffered an accidental gunshot wound Friday night in a club, according tomultiple sources.
Burress
Details of the incident weren't immediately available, but according to a source the wound was not considered life-threatening. Fox Sports.comreported that Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg and spent the night in the hospital.
Burress, who was not expected to play against the Washington ******** onSunday with a hamstring injury, was not at team meetings and did not attend the team's Saturday walkthrough.
The Giants organization was not commentingon the story. In September, Burress was suspended for a game and fined for a violation of team rules, reportedly failing to appear at a team meeting and beingunavailable by phone. At the time, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said that Burress was tending to urgent family matters. Burress signed a five-year, $35 millioncontract this fall after helping the Giants to a Super Bowl championship last season.
