Plaxico Burress and Micheal Vick Are More Alike Than We Will Ever Know

Sure, Plaxico Burress didn't get involved in some kind of dog fighting conspiracy. And true, Micheal Vick didn't shoot himself in the leg or have a gun on him at all. But they are alike. Both were in the twilight of their careers, only to get the rug pulled out from under them just when they likely thought they were invincible. Burress just came off an amazing Super Bowl win, beating the undefeated New England Patriots in the final minutes. He caught what ended up being the winning catch, sealing a Super Bowl for the New York Giants. Micheal Vick was coming off being the first quarterback to ever run for 1,000 yards in a single season. If he was still playing, he could challenge the NFL rushing records. He was a one-in-a-million-type player who could take over any game. But both decided to make a life-altering mistake. Vick ran a dog fighting complex, while Burress carried an allegedly unlicensed gun to a nightclub and accidentally shot himself in the leg, meaning a probable ... (link)