PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 09: Wide receiver Plaxico Burress #17 of the New York Giants looks on against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 9, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Giants defeated the Eagles 36-31.
Sometimes, you’re better off leaving the sweatpants at home and wearing a tailored pair of slacks to the night club. The ex-Giants wide receiver discovered this in 2008 when the gun tucked in his waistband slipped, and he accidentally fired a round into his right thigh. While the bullet did not hit any major arteries and Burress was released from New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center with only minor injuries, the off-the-field implications sidelined him for much longer. Burress did not have a license to carry a concealed weapon in New York and the resulting criminal proceedings landed him behind bars for nearly two years.