SB Nation Kansas City - Plaxico Burress Released And Hurt As Much As Anyone By The NFL Lockouthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2011-06-06T13:32:02-05:00http://kansascity.sbnation.com/rss/stream/19734202011-06-06T13:32:02-05:002011-06-06T13:32:02-05:00Plaxico Burress Released And Hurt As Much As Anyone By The NFL Lockout
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<p><span>Plaxico Burress</span> needs to get on the field and resuming football-related activities as quickly as possible if he is going to make a comeback to the NFL. It's been a few years now that Burress has played in the NFL and he needs that time to get back into football shape and re-introduced to the daily grind that once made him a star NFL wide receiver.</p>
<p>From a organizational standpoint, signing Plaxico Burress does not have the same negative tone that a <span>Michael Vick</span> signing, or even a <span>Donte Stallworth</span> signing had in years' past. Plaxico served almost two years for shooting himself, while Dante Stallworth <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2009/6/16/911163/donte-stallworth-sentenced-to-just">served 30-days for driving drunk and killing a man</a>. What Burress did was stupid, no doubt, but in comparison to 'time-served' with these other cases, Burress deserves a second-chance as much any of them.</p>
<p>The longer the NFL lockout procedes the shorter that Burress has to get acclimated to the NFL again once he is finally signed. He's already facing some pretty stiff challenges in his return to the NFL and this lockout is not helping that cause. <a target="_blank" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=6630528">via espn.com</a></p>
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<p>"I'd like to thank all my fans all around the world for the thousands of letters, for their unwavering support. As far as football is concerned, if and when everything gets settled, when they get back on the field, I'll be ready."</p>
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<p>Plaxico has an opportunity to help an organization at some level with the skill-set that he still possesses. The one good thing about his career that came from being in prison is that his body wasn't exposed to the hits and beatings that occur to football players during the season. He's had two years to rest his body. He now must get that body back into shape and get it football-ready. Because whenever the lockout is lifted, he'll have to be ready to show NFL teams that he can still help their teams after his time away.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2011/6/6/2209540/plaxico-burress-released-and-hurt-as-much-as-anyone-by-the-nfl-lockoutBJ Kissel2011-06-06T12:27:44-05:002011-06-06T12:27:44-05:00Could Plaxico Burress Play For The Kansas City Chiefs?
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<p><span>Plaxico Burress</span> was released from prison Monday morning after spending almost two years there for an incident that happened in November of 2008. He was sent to prison in September of 2009 for accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a New York nightclub when the gun that he was concealing in his waistband went off. Burress was released and soon joined family and friends and a whole lot of reporters on Monday morning. <a target="_blank" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=6630528">via espn.com</a></p>
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<p>"It's a beautiful day. It's a beautiful day to be reunited with my family. I want to go home and spend some quality time with them.</p>
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<p>Now that the 6'5 wide receiver, who's best known for his touchdown-winning catch against the <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New England Patriots</a> in the Superbowl is available, Burress and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, try and look for that team that is willing to take a chance on a player that is 33-years old and hasn't played football in a few years. Rosenhaus seems to think it won't be difficult to find a team that will want to take a chance on Burress. <a target="_blank" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=6630528">via espn.com</a></p>
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<p>"Plaxico is going to be a top free agent, there are going to be multiple teams interested in signing him. I expect him to get a good contract, I expect him to absolutely be playing. I think he'll be coveted. He'll be one of our top free agents."</p>
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<p>Could the <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Kansas City Chiefs</a> be one of the teams that covets Burress? Probably not. The Chiefs just drafted <span>Jonathan Baldwin</span>, who himself is a 6'5 receiver that has a lot of the same traits that Burress would bring to the Chiefs. If the Chiefs do go after a free agent wide receiver, it will most likely be a slot receiver, like <span>Santana Moss</span> from the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/washington-redskins" class="sbn-auto-link">Washington Redskins</a>. Burress may get a chance somewhere like St. Louis, but it'll be a gamble for that team and there is no reason to believe that his contract would be anything more than the minimum. Maybe if he was 28-years old it would be a different story, but he is past his prime and has an uphill climb to get back to a shell of what he was before he went to prison.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2011/6/6/2336232/could-plaxico-burress-play-for-the-kansas-city-chiefsBJ Kissel