Will Plaxico Burress Play NFL this Fall?
Cited: Daily News
According to Drew Rosenhaus, agent for Plaxico Burress, not even his potential indictment and the possibility of 15 years in jail is holding the football star back from playing NFL this fall. The case, as it stands, has been adjourned until September 23 and even though Burress may be indicted on a weapons possession charge by then the trial may not begin until 2010. Therefore, Burress, who was released by the Giants in April and is now an unrestricted free agent, is free to immediately resume his NFL career.
“Now that the legal process is on hold, we are hoping to have a deal in place with a team for Plex before training camps start,” Rosenhaus said in a statement released through his Twitter account.
The only roadblock to that is a possible NFL suspension for violating the league’s Personal Conduct Policy, which NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell can levy even without a conviction or an admission of guilt. Rosenhaus, though, said he does not believe Goodell has the “grounds” to suspend or even fine Burress, especially since he was already punished by the Giants last fall.
“We are … confident that the NFL will not have grounds to discipline Plax until after the adjudication of his case after this season,” Rosenhaus said. “It is important to note that Plax was already suspended 5 games in 08 by the Giants after the incident. Also keep in mind that Plax has not been in violation of the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy prior to this incident.”
That may not be entirely true. During 2008, police were reportedly called to Burress’ home twice in response to domestic disturbances - incidents which could be viewed as a violation of the personal conduct policy. Also, Goodell doesn’t necessarily have to consider the fact the Giants suspended Burress for five weeks without pay and fined him an additional week’s salary, since those punishments were for “conduct detrimental to the team.”
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So far, Goodell has not met with Burress, nor has he indicated if he plans to punish the troubled receiver. However, during his annual State of the NFL press conference at the Super Bowl in January, Goodell indicated that Burress would be considered a first-time offender. He also said he preferred to wait until Burress’ legal situation was resolved before ruling either way.
“I’m very firm on the fact that everyone deserves the opportunity to be defended,” Goodell said on Jan. 30. “Everyone has the opportunity, if they make a mistake, to deal with that and deal with it within the legal process.”
Rosenhaus has previously said three teams were interested in signing Burress. The Jets are one, and the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are believed to be the others. Late Monday afternoon, Rosenhaus said a fourth team called to express interest in the 6-5 receiver, too.
“I expected the interest level in Plax to heat up after today’s development,” he said. “And it has.”
Training camps open in late July, and Burress’ attorney, Benjamin Brafman, said his client is in “the best shape ever. He’s ready to play. He’s been diligently training and working out.”
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My Take: Since he has been charged with a weapons possession charge, I take it he did not have a permit to carry a weapon. I would like to ask just one question, “Why was he carrying a weapon?”. Was he afraid of somebody? Maybe it was afraid that somebody would like to T shirt designs on his T-shirts.
I believe that the only people that should be allowed to carry a weapon are the police and military. Yes, I know the every American has the right to bear arms. However, with the way our society is right now that is just a little bit too dangerous in certain areas of certain cities. Some of these places, people would shoot you just for wearing cool T shirts.
However, seriously, why does he need to carry a weapon? It cannot be just because he is famous or maybe it is. Then again, he is a football player and bigger than most people. I would have to do is tackle them. Why doesn’t he just hire a bodyguard? That would have avoided any kind of problem law, would it not
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