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| Plaxico Burress Released From Jail With Comeback as Goal |
| By nytimes.com - AP |
| Published: 06/07/2011 |
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ROME, N.Y. (AP) — Clad almost completely in black — hooded sweatshirt, athletic shorts, sneakers — with a white T-shirt and a Philadelphia Phillies hat, Plaxico Burress walked alone through a gate in a chain-link fence topped by swirls of barbed wire. Burress looked around for something familiar, and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, ran up and jumped into his arms as both men smiled broadly. It was freedom at last for Burress, the former Giants receiver. He was released from prison around 9 a.m. Monday after spending nearly two years behind bars on a gun charge. “I just want to thank God for bringing me through one of the most trying times in my life,” Burress said in a brief exchange with reporters outside Oneida Correctional Facility in central New York. “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.” He added: “I’d like to thank everybody for their prayers and words of encouragement. 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.” Burress pleaded guilty in August 2009 to attempted criminal possession of a weapon and was sentenced to two years in prison. He had gone to a Manhattan nightclub with a handgun tucked in the waistband of his pants. The weapon slipped down and discharged as Burress tried to grab it, shooting him in the thigh. He was released about three months early for good behavior. Burress will be on parole for two years. He has to get and keep a job, undergo substance abuse testing, obey any curfew established by his Florida parole officer, support his family and undergo any anger counseling or other conditions required by his parole officer. It did not take long for friends and former teammates to transmit their good wishes. Michael Strahan and LeBron James were among those who expressed support for Burress on Twitter. Read More. |
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