Plax Released!!

[Bossman641]

Oh boy

[Bossman641]

Anyone have any ideas what will come of his legal problems?

If the Bears were to pick him up, then I'd be a bit scared.

[Patler]

Now if he were to end up in Chicago.........!

[packers11]

Woah... Now if he goes to the Vikings/Bears we'd have a bit of trouble... He's a playmaker...

I wonder how that leg is healing

[sheepshead]

If they have any cap room, theyre on the phone I'm sure.

[Gunakor]

Isn't Plax going to jail? Thought the crime carried mandatory jail time in New York. That's what I thought I heard anyway.

[red]

this could get scary

but i'm pretty sure that he's due some jail time for carrying an unregistered gun in NY. it was suppose to be mandatory jail time, no if ands or buts

but if the guy gets off scot free like most nfl players do, then it would appear that the gods are smiling on the bears right now

[Gunakor]

this could get scary

but i'm pretty sure that he's due some jail time for carrying an unregistered gun in NY. it was suppose to be mandatory jail time, no if ands or buts

but if the guy gets off scot free like most nfl players do, then it would appear that the gods are smiling on the bears right now

I'd want to wait until I knew the outcome of this case before I offer any kind of a reasonable contract to Plax. Not to mention the NFL's reaction to that outcome.

[sheepshead]

Sports radio's talking it up now. Cutler press conference this afternoon. ( Im sure Partials down here with his home-made Cutler Bears jersey on)

[Bossman641]

( Im sure Partials down here with his home-made Cutler Bears jersey on)

LOL

[AV David]

Plaxico is charged with a felony gun law violation that has a mandatory minimum of 3 1/2 years in prison. (not jail, prison) Even his lawyer agrees he is factually guilty. The prosecutor is willing to negotiate the charge down to a lesser crime without a mandatory minimum. The catch is he wants Plaxico to do some amount of hard time, but less than 3 1/2 years. Plaxico won't go for it yet because, oddly enough, he does not want to go to prison. Plaxico has no leverage at all. The elements of the crime are:

1. Posession of a loaded, concealed, short barrel firearm
2. The weapon is not licensed in NY state.

Plaxico absolutely cannot go to trial. If he does he gets the 3.5 years upon conviction. The prosecutor said he wants to send a message to athletes and celebrities about carrying concealed weapons. At this point the prosecutor is reportedly offering about a year in prison.

That would certainly screw up at least one football season.

Can you imagine Michael Vick and Plaxico Burris on the same prison team? They would be unbeatable.

[Cheesehead Craig]

The NFL may very well suspend him anyways so I highly doubt the guy is playing this upcoming season regardless.

[Dabaddestbear]

I doubt anyone would want him due to his future sentence he will be facing for felony gun charges. Every deal they have offered him is rumored to include jail time, so he hasnt accepted them.

But I predict there will be more cap casualties before the season starts at WR.

[KYPack]

Fairly obvious the Giant brass made a run with their lawyers and learned Plax is toast for a year +.

They will move on a WR in the draft for sure.

Plaxico?

I think a year, maybe 18 months in the cooler.

[Lurker64]

Yeah, it's hard to see anybody going for him now. Since not only is he a habitual knucklehead with problems with authority and following direction, but he's also going to prison.