Former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress and his wife are being sued by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. for $3.3 million. The lawsuit is regarding foreclosure on his Florida home. Burress bought the home, which is just north of Ft. Lauderdale, in 2005. Burress is now in prison in New York, serving two years for unlawfully and illegally possessing a gun. He shot himself in November of 2008 in the leg in a nightclub in Manhattan, and his time with the Giants ended shortly afterward, when he was released in the offseason. Burress was later convicted on the gun charges and sent to prison for two years.
The circumstances involving Burress right now is eerily reminiscent of what Michael Vick was going through during his dogfighting case. Vick went into bankruptcy after he went to prison, and there is a possibility Burress could be headed in the same direction. Hopefully, this lawsuit doesn't hurt Burress and his family financially. Burress is due to be out of jail in 2011, and he will be looking for an NFL job upon his release.
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