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FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - Giants' Burress accidentally shoots self in leg
The New York Giants wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg on Friday night, FOXSports.com has learned, not long after being ruled out of Sunday's game against the Redskins with a hamstring injury. He spent the night in the hospital and the injuries are not believed to be ...
Sources: Burress wounded in accidental shooting
Sources: Burress wounded in accidental shooting
sports.espn.go.com — Giants receiver Plaxico Burress suffered an accidental gunshot wound Friday night in a club, according to multiple sources. (more) Sources: Burress wounded in accidental shooting
Burress accidentally shoots himself
Burress accidentally shoots himself
nydailynews.com — Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was shot Friday night, the Daily News has learned, and taken to a local hospital with what is described as "a non-life-threatening wound." (more) Burress accidentally shoots himself
Burress hires attorney, will talk to police Monday
Burress hires attorney, will talk to police Monday
sports.espn.go.com — Giants receiver Plaxico Burress has retained New York defense attorney Ben Brafman to represent him after the ninth-year veteran accidentally shot himself in the thigh Friday night at a Manhattan night club. (more) Burress hires attorney, will talk to police Monday
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  • TheProgram TheProgram
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    We play better without Burress this year....go figure!!!!  We will need him come playoff time...maybe!
    Posted 11/29/2008 respond (flag)
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Plaxico Burress Shot in Leg … On Accident.
The Big Lead — ... Playing with Guns is Stupid: Yesterday, Plaxico Burress was ruled out of this weekend’s game. Late last night, the enigmatic Giants WR shot himself in the leg according to Fox’s Jay Glazer. Coincidence? “He spent the night in the hospital and the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The team is still trying to gather further information on the incident.” UPDATE: John Clayton of ESPN is reporting the shooting was in a ...

Plax Accidentally Shoots Himself
3rd Down & Full Count — ... He had already been ruled out for the game against the Redskins this weekend due to a hamstring problem. And now, his season takes a turn for the worse. Plaxico Burress, WR for the Giants, had to spend the night in a hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg. This just has not been his season, even with the Giants sitting at 10-1. Fox Sports        ...

Plaxico Shoots Self In Leg; This Is Not A Metaphor
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... FOX SPORTS’ Jay Glazer, who’s quickly challenging John Clayton as the go-to guy for breaking NFL news, reports this morning that Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg Friday night . He spent the night in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and no details have been forthcoming from the Giants while they try to get to the bottom of this. Clayton, trying to out-Clayton Glazer, adds the unsurprising fact that ...

Br3Ak1ng N3wZ!: The New Jersey Flukeball Giants Are Nothing But Gun-Toting Thugs Who Shoot Themselves
Major League Jerk — ... Per Jay Glazer.    Tagged: Plaxico Burress    ...

Plaxico Burress Shoots Himself in the Leg - Out Sunday for Giants
Midwest Sports Fans — ... As in, “the Cleveland Browns are really shooting themselves in the foot by their complete inability to tackle this year”? Well, in the sports world, it’s usually used as just a figurative expression to express dismay at a person or team who is making self-defeating mistake after mistake. It’s not usually used literally. Until now. New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has accidentally shot himself in the leg, according to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports. Here is an excerpt from the Glazer story: The New York Giants wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg on Friday ...

Plaxico Accidently Shoots Himself
Giants Football Blog — ... Jay Glazer at FoxSports.com is reporting that Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg and he spent the night in the hospital. ...

Plaxico Burress accidentally shoots himself?
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — FoxSports.com is reporting that Plaxico Burress was a victim of an accidental gunshot wound on Friday. Not only was he the victim, he was the shooter too. The New York Giants wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg on Friday night, FOXSports.com has learned, not long after being ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Redskins with a hamstring injury. He spent the night in the hospital and the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The team is still trying to gather further information on the ...

Because Good Season Are Never Easy
Blogging The Boys — ... Giants star wide receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg and was hospitalized, according to a report on Foxsports.com. ...

Plaxico Shoots Leg, and Career
F Juice.com — ... New York Giants WR Plaxico Burress  shot himself in the leg on Friday night.  Seriously.  ...

Burress' season takes another bizarre turn
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley Burress In a holiday tale that won't warm the hearts of Giants fans, wide receiver Plaxico Burress reportedly shot himself accidentally in the leg at a club Friday night. Burress spent the night in the hospital, but his injuries aren't ...

Plaxico Burress shoots himself in the leg
Bleeding Green Nation — Jay Glazer Plaxico Burress' controversial year has just taken a turn for the worse. The New York Giants wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg on Friday night, FOXSports.com has learned, not long ...

FOX: Plaxico Burress Shot Himself in Leg
Sports of Boston — ... According to FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer, Giants WR Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh Friday night. He was already ruled out of Sunday’s game with a thigh injury, but a bullet wound may push him out of action for much longer. ...

Plaxico Burress Has A Bad Shot
Hail Mary Jane — ... Plaxico Burress' rough season just got a lot rougher. He accidentally shot himself in the leg during a scuffle at a night club last night. That is definitely NOT the way to celebrate the holidays. Fox News - The New York Giants wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg on Friday night, FOXSports.com has learned, not long after being ruled out of Sunday's game against the Redskins with a hamstring injury. He spent the night in the hospital and the injuries are not believed to be ...

Sunday NFL Pregame Quotage
Fang's Bites — ... Glazer’s Complete Story on FOXSports.com: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8866348/Giants'-Burress-accidentally-shoots-self-in-leg ...

Unverified Voracity Says Get Well
mgoblog — ... In this, I think, was the genesis of Upon Further Review. Dr. Z said that to understand the game you must watch it in preposterous detail and put the media's black and white storylines from your mind. His influence is unmistakable here. I bring it up because Paul Zimmerman is in the hospital after two strokes, his health uncertain, his speech disjointed. I hope he makes it back. Sparty, no! I am constitutionally obligated to mention this: Plaxico Burress' controversial year has just taken a turn for the ...

Bengals Sign New Pal for Chris Henry
Stripe Hype | A Cincinnati Bengals Blog — Never ones slow to jump on a negative NFL trend, the Cincinnati Bengals today increased to two the number of players on the roster who enjoy waiving guns around in public with the signing of former Ohio State and Indianapolis Colts safety Mike Doss. We make the following available to Doss and the Bengals as a public service announcement:

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