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Name

Was Burress named after Plexico Plantation in Kittredge, South Carolina? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.241.103.127 (talk) 03:54, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removed NN factoid

I see nothing notable about the rescinded warrant noted below, so I removed it. Many verifiable facts that are reported as transient news don't merit inclusion in a biography.

Rescinded warrant for tax evasion

On June 2, 2005, a district magistrate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania issued an arrest warrant for Burress after he failed to appear at a delinquent tax claim hearing. Officials in Moon Township, Pennsylvania alleged that Burress owed more than US$90,000 in back wage taxes to the municipality. The arrest warrant was later rescinded after the magistrate determined that although Burress lived in a house in Moon Township while playing for the Steelers, his legal residence remained in Florida and thus he was never subject to the municipality's wage tax.

-—Preceding unsigned comment added by Sj (talk • contribs)

Gun incident

What kind of gun was he shot with? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.23.231.62 (talk • contribs)

Multiple news outlets reported it as a .40 cal glock 68.196.241.102 (talk) 23:58, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

With regard to "Burress had an expired license for the firearm from Florida, but no New York license. Unlawful carrying of a handgun carries a minimum 3 and a half year jail sentence.[16]," Florida, unlike some silly states in this country, does not require the licensing of firearms. Please re-phrase to potentially indicate "Burress had an expired license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm in the State of Florida, but..." The proper term for the Florida license is "Concealed Weapon or Firearm License." It may also be helpful to indicate that [the} "unlawful carry of a handgun in the State of New York" carries a..."F1Frankie (talk) 03:44, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Did he intend to shoot someone else? And isn't Michael Blommberg's statement that Burress must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law because "he's a role model to our kids" suggesting he should be treated harshly because he's a celebrity? --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 20:53, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sweatpants

If someone is a higher-level user can do this I think we should add the sweatpants detail: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/01/cbsnews_investigates/main4641548.shtml

I think it should be noted that he appeared to have put the gun in the band of his sweatpants. Not surprising that it fell down his leg. John Stuart made a really great point about this: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/jon-stewart-touches-kids-plaxico-burress/4280842150/?icid=VIDLRVCOM01

Also the reason he likely got shot is because the gun he used (a .40 Glock) doesn't have a conventional safety. I has a "safe action" (http://www.answers.com/topic/safe-action) trigger safety which would be simple to fire if you're fumbling through your sweatpants and hit the trigger.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Glauca (talk • contribs)

I put sweatpants in but it was reverted, I put in a source which says sweatpants, so if this isn't true and he was wearing jeans we need some proof. I'm reverting back to the sweatpants version. For some reason going strapped to a nightclub wearing sweatpants is really funny to me. Pirate^Argh!!1! 07:20, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2008 Accidental firearm discharge and injury

Can we get rid of that last line about the slang term for Plaxico unless it's properly sourced? I have never heard of anything like that- ever. It doesn't seem like something that should be in an encyclopedia. Must have been invented in Dallas...:-) Kjscotte34 (talk) 18:25, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation

Just to confirm that his name is pronounced "Plexico", not "Plaxico". kwami (talk) 20:31, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Now that he will be out of the league for at least 2 years, should the lede and infobox state that he is a "free agent"?

Other editors have removed the "free agent" status from the lede and the infobox. User: Eagles247 readded "free agent" and then reverted my subsequent removal, so I'm bringing this here for discussion. This type of disagreement has come up from time to time (I think some editors want Roger Clemens to be considered a "free agent"), but I don't know if there is some sort of policy that resolves this issue. Assuming there's no policy, I would submit that we use our common sense and when it seems misplaced to consider a player a "free agent", the term should be avoided. Like in this case.--brew crewer (yada, yada) 21:26, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The way I see it, NFL players are either on a team, a free agent, or retired. They cannot be in the middle. Therefore, Plaxico is a free agent since he is not retired and not on a team. This is the same thing as Michael Vick after the Falcons released him. He was in jail, but he was a free agent, and when he got out of jail, he signed with my Philadelphia Eagles. I also believe that Plaxico will sign with a team as soon as he gets out of jail. Just my opinion. Eagles24/7 21:51, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Eagles. There's only 3 statuses. On team, free agent, retired. until he either signs with a team or retires, he's officially is and will be a free agent.RF23 (talk) 21:54, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do most players officially retire or do they just go off into the night? Are we going to require that all players that do not officially retire be listed as free agents?--brew crewer (yada, yada) 21:59, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It depends on the player. If they are gaining zero interest from teams for at least a couple of years, then they should be considered "retired". If they gain any interest after they are suspended, they should be considered a "free agent". Eagles24/7 22:06, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Then here's what confuses me. If you're interested in an ad hoc practical approach for retired players why would you refuse to do the same in this case? Its misleading to call him a free agent when no team will sign him for the next two years atlest.--brew crewer (yada, yada) 22:12, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I confused myself and got off-topic. Let me backtrack. Something has to go in the "team name" section of the Infobox. It cannot be just brackets ( [[]] ) like you had before. However, since Burress has no intentions of retiring at this point of his career, he is a free agent since he got released by the Giants. Unless he retires or is not in the league for a while after he is released from jail, he will remain a free agent. Eagles24/7 22:24, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I see what you're saying. Its best, however, that the template be modified so that we're not forced to put something into the team name section. There are plenty of players that just dont fit under any description. --brew crewer (yada, yada) 18:02, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since he is suspended from the NFL until his sentence has been served, is he still considered a free agent? I would say no, he isn't a free agent. Why not simply use the past tense? Gramsci3000 (talk) 23:27, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just checked the page for Darrent Williams, who neither retired nor became a free agent, and the editors there use "was an American football player" Gramsci3000 (talk) 23:29, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dude, that is beacause Darrent Williams is dead. A player is a free agent weather he is suspended (and if his suspension allows him to sign with a team) or in jail. It dosen't matter. A player only retires when he offically files paperwork with the NFL and the NFLPA. Period. Ositadinma (talk) 17:45, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Burress is a free agent, plain and simple. Of course it should say it.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 17:50, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Protection?

Can we please semi-protect this page? It has been vandalized at least seven times today. The vandalism will increase as long as Burress is behind bars. Eagles 24/7 (C) 02:01, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I'd guess it would die down after he's in prison a while and out of the headlines.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 02:04, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can make a request at WP:RFPP if you wish.--Giants 27(c|s) 02:34, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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following a rule which didn't apply

OK, we have him, in 2000 with the Steelers, spiking the ball thinking the play was over, and it wasn't, because he'd gone to the ground untouched; a player from the other team got the ball, and the play went as a Steelers' fumble lost.

TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT: he was following college rules! Had they been in force here, the play would indeed have been over, but he forgot that this was the NFL, not college. Carlm0404 (talk) 06:36, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]