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Plaxico Burress Signs With Steelers, Returns To Pittsburgh

Scott Prather — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:14:37 +0000

Plaxico Burress spent the first five seasons of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, racking up 4,164 yards during his tenure. After a stint in New York with the Giants where he won a Super Bowl, then a stint in jail after shooting himself in the leg, then a stint in New York with the Jets, Buress found...

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Agent Drew Rosenhaus Cost Clients Millions In Shady Investment

Scott Prather — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:23:45 +0000

NFL agent Drew Rosenhaus has a reputation of a celebrity sleazeball who is disliked by many in his line of work, and around the football world. On the other side of the coin are his players. The majority of his clients have praised his work ethic, lauding him for his ability to get more money into their bank account. However, that could begin to change with the recent story of Rosenhaus costing some of his clients millions in a shady casino investment.

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Stevie Johnson Mocks Plaxico Burress During TD Celebration

Steve Peloquin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:15:11 +0000

Man...talk about getting personal during a touchdown celebration!

This is video of Buffalo Bills' receiver Stevie Johnson catching a five-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, at the 2:09 mark of the second quarter, in the Jets 28-24 win, on Sunday.

Johnson then gets real personal with Jets receiver Plaxico Burress.

After the touchdown, Johnson dances, then mocks a gun shot to his leg.

Of course, on November 28, 2008, Burress suffered an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the right thigh in a New York City nightclub when his gun, tucked in the waistband of his sweatpants, accidentally went off, wounding his leg.

Burress went on to serve a prison sentence for the incident.

Check out the video of the touchdown celebration.

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Michael Vick Tops List of Most Disliked NFL Players

Joe Student — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:45:37 +0000

Players with legal troubles and quarterbacks head a list of the NFL’s most disliked players. The list, based on the findings of a public survey of NFL player perception conducted by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research, indicates that players with legal issues, contract disputes or suspect character are viewed unfavorably by NFL fans.

Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Michael Vick ranks first on the most disliked list. Vick

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Plaxico Burress Gets One More Shot

Steve Peloquin — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:56:35 +0000

Receiver Plaxico Burress, who hasn't played in the NFF since 2009, due to serving a 20-month prison sentence on drug charges, has agreed to a contract with the New York Jets.

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Some Interesting NFL Questions To Be Answered

Steve Peloquin — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:15:42 +0000

There are a number of interesting questions that will be answered in the NFL this week, and even beyond, as there's a mad dash by teams to fill their rosters.

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Plaxico Burress in high demand? Agent thinks so……

Jay Walker — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:26:12 +0000

Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress gets out of jail tomorrow after serving 20 months for illegally carrying and firing a gun.

Although Burress cannot be signed during the NFL lockout, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, says the 34 year old will be in high demand once the lockout is lifted

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Caution: Plaxico Burress

Steve Peloquin — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:20:28 +0000

There are a number of NFL teams that are rumored to have interest in receiver Plaxico Burress, who is scheduled to be released from a correctional facility in the state of New York, next week. Ian O'Connor of ESPNNewYork.com, advises those teams to proceed, with caution.

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Plaxico Burress Could Be Worth A Look For Steelers

Steve Peloquin — Mon, 30 May 2011 11:00:48 +0000

Plaxico Burress was once a top-notch receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ron Cook, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, thinks that the Steelers should think about bringing him back. See his column, below.

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