Why Plaxico?

Last time I checked it was a constitutional right to carry a firearm, right? Plaxico Burress has been essentially removed from the NY Football Giants roster until next season for accidentally shooting himself in the thigh. I know it has been more than a rough year for Plaxico and the Giants front office. You know that shooting oneself is really not the smartest thing I can think of off the top of my head. I’m glad to find out that Plaxico did not receive the charge of "unlawfully carrying a weapon" so his weapon was legal, but not in the state of New York, because he was charged for illegal weapons possession instead. This gave me enough room to propose a theory.

I do not blame Mr. Burress one bit for having a weapon on him. Professional football players would be smart to follow in the footsteps of Plax and protect themselves as many NFL players have been gunned down in the last few years. Better safe than sorry! Remember Darrent Williams, Sean Taylor or the most recent occurrence earlier this year where Jacksonville Jaguar offensive lineman Richard Collier was shot and is paralyzed from the waist down and lost his lower left leg after being shot multiple times. Rashard Mendenhall was robbed for all his jewelry before he could put a Steelers jersey on, it is just a shame that athletes are being targeted the way they are . Let me reitereate, I don’t blame Burress one bit for protecting himself in a crazy world in fact I commend him because I would rather be a gun carrier whose story made the sixth page than to be the victim who made the first page.

The only outlier in this story is that the person in question shot himself in the thigh. I think that his conduct was detrimental to the team. He should have protected himself from himself and kept his health while trying to keep his health. The moral of the story is that I don’t blame Plaxico Burress for trying to avoid one of the major pitfalls that come with being a professional athlete, maybe next time he will use the safety and keep himself safe.

Sincerely, Yosemite Clayborne

P.S. The Kid had the .40 Cal. Glock, he wasn't playing no games