“I don’t think a player of his caliber can be replaced,” [Burress’s lawyer, Benjamin Brafman]… said.
Will this hurt the team? Of course. Brafman noted Friday that “there are very few great players, and Plaxico happens to be one of them.”
That’s true: Burress was a pillar of the Giants’ offense, and the Giants could not compensate for his absence. No matter what they did, no matter how much they talked up the other receivers, Burress was the one whose presence helped the other receivers, helped the offensive line, helped the running backs.
But let’s talk about accountability. Does Burress’s ability to catch a football justify reckless endangerment, walking into a crowded club with a loaded, unlicensed gun and risking everyone’s life ”” yours, your child’s, my child’s?