And Plax says..."Take me to a hospital!"

A mental hospital perhaps. Read what happened (I was wrong but it's arguably an even dumber situation than I thought)...

"Around 1:50 a.m., as Burress fumbled with the glass in his hand, the .40-caliber Glock slipped down his leg, and as he grabbed at it, he accidentally pulled the trigger and shot himself in the thigh. Witnesses reported hearing a 'pop' as his legs started to quiver and the pistol dropped from his pant leg to the floor...Despite the gunfire and blood, no one at the club called police. In fact, investigators say, no one reported the incident at all. Not the players, nor the hospital where he was treated, even though the law states gunshot wounds must be reported." (Source: Yahoo! sports)

I repeat, Plaxi-gate.

Don't touch right there girl, you gon' make my gun go off!

A few thoughts on the upcoming Plax-Gate that's going to happen...

1. How did this guy shoot himself? There's gotta be more to it than him mistakenly shooting himself in the leg (Cheddar Bob azz...). I have a theory.
2. Why doesn't he have security that has the gun(s) rather than himself?
3. Why does dude have an illegal gun when he can just register and buy a legal one? It's not like he doesn't have the money, right?
4. Why did Antonio Pierce (allegedly) take the gun back with him to (presumably) his home in New Jersey?
5. How much of the book do you think Commissioner Goodell is going to hit him with?

My theory: Plaxico was an idiot (this is undoubtedly true). He went to the club with an illegal gun (see, he's an idiot) and then someone must have approached him and made him think they were a threat. Then he (idiot) panics and reaches for the gun and shoots himself in the leg trying to pull the gun out. Again, this all hinges on the fact that he's a complete idiot. Now from there, it really doesn't matter what happened because there's an always a negative effect when the cause is idiocy.

The only guys that shoot themselves by mistake are the ones that are scared and panic. I understand why some of these guys feel the need to own guns. But in the home is one thing and out with you to a Manhattan nightclub is another. Did he hear Diddy/Shyne was going to be there? I don't get it. Can't he afford to have security? So what if no rich athlete wants to admit that he could use some extra security. Let's be smarter fellas, seriously. Aside from owning an illegal gun à la TIPPORD, you take it to a club! Stupid. It's no dumb assumption to make that people are probably out to "get you" in some way, but there are more intelligent and legal ways to go about protecting yourself. A 31-year old man with millions of dollars, a wife (I think), and children should know better. I understand the pride involved and guys feeling like they can take care of themselves but even if you're going to carry things that way, you need to be smarter about maintaining your d@mn gangster.