Giants Official Confirms What Most of Us Suspected: Plaxico Burress Is a Selfish Idiot

You may have heard something about the Giants suspending Plaxico Burress for the rest of the season after he blew a hole in his leg at a Manhattan nightclub last weekend. He's facing criminal charges for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, and, in theory, could face three-and-a-half years in the slammer.

This morning, on ESPN's NFL Countdown, Chris Mortensen has more on the whole sordid affair.

"... Burress is a heckuva player, but this is a team that lost Tiki Barber and won a Super Bowl. Then they've lost Michael Strahan, Jeremy Shockey, Osi Umenyiora, and what -- they're 12-1.

So, as I encountered a Giants source -- a very high-ranking source there -- I asked him about Plaxico's future, he gave me a very simple answer and I'm going to read it straight:

'How many times does an individual get to put a whole organization through the stuff he's put us through, and you know only part of it -- it's mind-boggling. The organization is guilty of only one thing: helping somebody repeatedly who refuses to help themselves.'"

Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce, who was with Burress at the time of the shooting and stashed the weapon, faced obstruction charges earlier this week but has since agreed to cooperate with authorities. Mort spoke of Pierce's future, too.

"The same Giants source said any notion [Pierce] should be in trouble for his actions is 'a joke.' To paraphrase, Pierce saw a bleeding Plaxico, used common sense, he got his friend to a hospital in a hurry.

Let's even say that Pierce is indicted or charged with something -- which it doesn't appear to be the case -- the NFL will let due process run its course before deciding whether disciplinary action is appropriate. That means Pierce is active with the team for the regular season and the postseason."

So, basically, Mort confirms what most of us suspected: Plax is an idiot. And not just the garden-variety jacknut, he's also selfish.