Giants Burress Shoots Self In Leg, Sites Say
NFL Receiver Already Ruled Out Of Game
POSTED: Saturday, November 29, 2008
New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress was shot in a nightclub Friday night, according to
reports on ESPN.com and
FoxSports.com.
FoxSports reported that Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg and spent the night in the hospital.
The sites said the wounds were not life-threatening.
Burress has already been suspended from the defending Super Bowl champions once this season and was expected to miss Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins.
He has a sore hamstring.
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