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Steve Smith Was Robbed At His Home

By Anthony De Rosa on Nov 30, 2008, 9:01 pm

Tiki Barber told viewers on Football Night in America that Giants receiver Steve Smith was robbed at gunpoint outside of his home last week. Could Plaxico have felt threatened? It isn’t an excuse for putting himself in the position he’s now found himself in, but it does lead one to wonder what the hell is [...]

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Bradshaw Was With Burress

By David Jacks on Nov 30, 2008, 8:27 pm

Off the field it gets worse, on the field they couldn’t look any better. Tomorrow I will write about the actual game, but until then, here is some more news about Plaxico Burress from Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk. Florida relays a story from Tiki Barber of NBC that Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw [...]

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Ward Was Not With Burress

By Anthony De Rosa on Nov 30, 2008, 6:47 pm

Multiple sources are contradicting an earlier report by Pro Football Talk that running back Derrick Ward was with Plaxico Burress when Burress accidentally shot himself. However there apparently was a third member of the team, along with Burress and Antonio Pierce at the Latin Quarter at the night club in New York City at the [...]

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postGame: Giants 23 Redskins 7

By Rob Harding on Nov 30, 2008, 4:42 pm

The Giants defeated the Redskins by a score of 23-7 in rainy Washington today. The win put the Giants at 11-1, their first 11-1 start in franchise history. The win also lets the Giants retain their three game lead in the division over the 8-4 Cowboys. Eli Manning had it going today, as he threw [...]

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Burress To Plead Not Guilty On Gun Charge

By Anthony De Rosa on Nov 30, 2008, 4:01 pm

The lawyer for Plaxico Burress, Benjamin Brafman, told the AP that Burress will plead not guilty to charges of criminal possession of a weapon. Brafman said in a statement “I would hope that fans of the New York Giants will give Plaxico the benefit of the doubt and the presumption of innocence — something we’re [...]

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Breaking Giants News on Twitter

By Anthony De Rosa on Nov 30, 2008, 3:10 pm

Keep up with the latest news on the Giants, including in-game updates, breaking news regarding the Plaxico Burress shooting, and everything involving Big Blue. Head over to our Giants Football Blog Twitter and start following everything you need to know.

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preGame: Giants (10-1) at Redskins (7-4)

By Anthony De Rosa on Nov 30, 2008, 12:26 pm

The Vitals: Game: New York Giants (10-1) @ Washington Redskins (7-4) TV: FOX (Channel 5 in New York), Kenny Albert calls play by play, Daryl Johnson handles the color commentary. Radio: WFAN (660AM). Russ Salzberg and Roman Oben handle pre and post game. Bob Papa calls the play by play with Carl Banks covering color [...]

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Burress To Turn Himself In Tomorrow

By Anthony De Rosa on Nov 30, 2008, 12:13 pm

Jay Glazer on Fox Sports reports that Plaxico Burress has told the NYPD he will turn himself in tomorrow. Antonio Pierce was the one who took Burress to the hospital and could potentially find himself with obstruction of justice charges. However Glazer was told by police that Pierce is cooperating and is leading them to [...]

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New Details On Burress Shooting

By Anthony De Rosa on Nov 29, 2008, 11:24 pm

Murray Weiss and Larry Celona of the New York Post reported new details surrounding the accidental self-inflicted shooting of Plaxico Burress. Plaxico shot himself in his right thigh just after midnight near the VIP entrance to the LQ nightclub on Lexington Avenue after being confronted by security guards looking for weapons, sources said. Burress arrived [...]

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Pierce with Plax during Shooting

By David Jacks on Nov 29, 2008, 8:20 pm

According to the Daily News and the NY post, Antonio Pierce was with Plaxico Burress at the time of the accidental shooting. Apparently before heading into club LQ (Latin Quarter) located in the basement of the Radison Hotel, Plaxico decided to get rid of the bullets in his fire arm. My guess would be the [...]

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