Wide Receiver Plaxico Burress' trial has been postponed until September 23rd by Felicia Mennin. The postponement could possibly allow Burress to sign with an NFL team. According to Burress' attorney, the former New York Giants receiver can step on the field of play and perform . For those of you who may not know what happened, here goes. This, according to ESPN.
Burress shot himself in the thigh Nov. 29 in a Manhattan nightclub. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and faces up to 3½ years in prison. Burress could face a minimum of 3½ years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty and is free on $100,000 bail.
Outside court Monday, Brafman said it was "inconceivable" that Burress would face trial on the charge before 2010, said several teams were trying to sign his client, and "physically he's in the best shape of his life. He's ready to play."
According to the same report, Burress is negotiating with several NFL teams to return to the league in 2009 after the judge delayed his trial Monday on gun possession charges.
Burress made a brief appearance in court Monday, accompanied by his wife and attorney Benjamin Brafman. Judge Felicia Mennin adjourned the case until Sept. 23.
The big question is, will NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell allow Burress to play for an NFL team until time for his trial.
I say that he will. Burress has a right to earn a living and until the trial, there is no precedent set that precludes him from playing...at least for now. It's a matter of whether or not an NFL team is willing to give Burress a shot.
One team that could be a perfect fit would be the New York Jets. Same city, rookie quarterbackin Mark Sanchez who needs a good veteran "go to" guy, Burress needs a second in the chance, all of the ingredients are there.
But first, there's this one little hurdle that Burress needs to jump to make the leap to the Jets. See below. And let me know what you think about Burress to the Jets or whatever team you think would be a great fit.
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ReplyDeletePlaxico to the Jets would be a good move, but the Jets need so much more. Sanchez is a rookie, and though expectations may be Joe Flacco-esque, Flacco had a much better team around him last year than Sanchez does this year. Looks at Burress's stats and you'll see he doesn't usually catch a ton of passes, but he does catch a good number of TDs. That's because the Giants also had guys like Steve Smith, Amani Toomer, Kevin Boss, and Brandon Jacobs. Who do the Jets have? Thomas Jones, who's in his 10th year and past his prime. Shonn Greene, who's exciting but also a rookie. Dustin Keller, who could grow into a stud TE but is also a rookie. BUBBA FRANKS! They just signed him as a backup TE. Was Dave Casper not available?
Anyways, the Jets have a ways to go before being a formidable offense. If Plaxico is to help turn the Jets into a playoff contender, it'll have to be more than a one-year deal, but what team is going to give him that?
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ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, you stated why the Jets need Plax...they don't have much which is why Favre was only able to help them win just 9 games last season. So, the Jets need to stock up and they can start with Plax...and they need to go 3-year deal.
I really doubt if he will receive significant jail time. You saw what Stallworth got in a vehicular manslaughter case. I'm sure there were key factors involved. However, expect Plax to get a highly reduced sentence from the 3 to 4 years we've been hearing. It will be miniscule to that kind of time.
Correction on that charge regarding Donte Stallworth, Cleveland Browns Receiver...the charge was DUI Manslaughter. He'll get 24 days in jail, 1000 hours of community service and he reached an out of court settlement with the family of the victim.
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