Pierce Still On Hook
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- July
- 27
Plaxico Burress and his gun troubles may be long gone from the Giants, but they still may have to deal with the fallout from the wide receiver’s accidental marksmanship at a Manhattan nightclub eight months ago.
In a story in the New York Post, outgoing Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said middle linebacker Antonio Pierce may still be charged with illegally possessing the 40-caliber Glock that Burress shot himself in the thigh with during an evening’s entertainment at The Latin Quarter in Manhattan. Pierce, you may remember, is the one who took the gun from the floor and put it in his glove compartment as he transported Burress to the hospital.
Using unnamed sources, the report said a security guard at the Latin Quarter may finger Pierce, and that could result in an indictment and potential jail time.
Now, from a football standpoint only—no moralizing for once—this would be devestating for a linebacking corps that has already lost its top free agent pickup, Michael Boley, for most of camp to hip surgery. He’ll also sit out a one-game NFL suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. To lose Pierce, a team leader, would present huge problems in both chemistry and production.
That hasn’t happened yet, and it might not happen. Pierce continues to prepare with the rest of his teammates for Sunday’s reporting date. But it just goes to show how wrong were those people who said Burress only hurt himself. His actions still have reaching effects, not just to the Giants, but to personnel at the hospital who also face possible punishment.
Burress hurt a lot of people.
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