Reports: Giants' Burress accidentally shoots himself in leg
Giants wide receiver
spent Friday night in the hospital after
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, Jay Glazer of
reports.
Ralph Vacchiano of the
reports that
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in a Manhattan nightclub.
John Clayton also reports that
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at a club.
All three outlets report that the wound is not life-threatening.
Burress had already been ruled out of this weekend's game against the Redskins with a hamstring injury. The Eagles play the Giants in Week 14.
Burress was suspended by the team for one game in October. In the offseason, the Giants signed him to a five-year, $35 million contract.
Burress is 31-years-old. He has 35 catches for 454 yards and four touchdowns on the season. He hasn't caught more than three balls in a game since Week 6. In Week 10 against the Eagles, Burress caught just one pass, but it was a 17-yard touchdown.
Sal Paolantonio
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at the Latin Quarter nightclub in Manhattan. He also reports that the bullet went through the skin and muscle tissue of Burress' right thigh.
A source tells Yahoo's Jason Cole that
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a couple weeks.
One of Burress' teammates tells
Mike Garafolo that
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but he wouldn't offer any other details.
Vacchiano of the
says Giants linebacker
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. Vacchiano also says Burress could be in serious trouble if he was carrying the handgun illegally.