Plaxico Burress’ Nightclub Gun Mistake

He brought a gun into a nightclub… and ended his own career with one mistake.

In November 2008, New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress was at a Manhattan nightclub

celebrating his team’s success. Burress was carrying a loaded, unlicensed handgun

tucked into his waistband. While dancing, the gun slipped. It discharged.

The bullet tore through his thigh. Burress collapsed, bleeding heavily on the nightclub

floor. Instead of calling police, Burress and his entourage rushed

him to a hospital — lying about how he was shot. Doctors quickly realized the truth.

Police were notified. Investigators learned Burress did not have a permit to carry the weapon