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"Plaxico Burress said in a television interview he didn't realize he'd accidentally shot himself until he saw the blood dripping onto his sneaker. "In an excerpt of an ESPN interview broadcast Monday night, the former New York Giants receiver said the shooting happened about five minutes after he entered the Latin Quarter night club in Manhattan. "I take two or three steps and like my pants are wet," Burress said in the interview. "I had some Chuck Taylor's (Converse sneakers) and I looked down and the top of my shoe is red."
"Burress pleaded guilty on Thursday to weapons charges and agreed to a jail term of two years. And the lawyer for the now-suspended NFL receiver said he hired a consultant to ready him for the immense lifestyle change he'll encounter during his incarceration.
"We are consulting with an expert in the field who will address and advise us, Mr. Burress and his family, on what to expect while incarcerated, and how to use his period of confinement as productively as possible," attorney Benjamin Brafman told the Post.
Colleague Kevin Johnson reported in July that consultants of so-called "Prison 101" classes can earn as much as $20,000 for the services. Said prison consultant Steven Oberfest to Johnson, "I can prepare you to go into hell."
"New York corrections department spokeswoman Linda Foglia said Burress, who's due for sentencing on Sept. 22, is likely to enter the maximum-security prison in Fishkill when he surrenders.
"Due to his notoriety, there is a potential that he would be placed in protective custody," Foglia told the Post.
"And those guys are held in single cells, with the exception of a shower, a visit, a medical visit. You're only out of your cell for eight hours a day."
His full sentence is likely to be served at a medium-security facility after his evaluation period, Foglia said.
"The shooting occurred shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 29 at the Latin Quarter Nightclub in Midtown. Mr. Burress entered the club past security guards with a .40-caliber Glock semiautomatic pistol tucked in the waistband of his pants. The gun was loaded and not in a holster, according to prosecutors.
"Mr. Burress, who caught the winning touchdown pass in the Giants' 2008 Super Bowl victory against the New England Patriots, had a license to carry the gun in Florida, but it had expired nearly seven months before the shooting. Even if it were still valid, prosecutors said, Mr. Burress would not have been allowed to carry the weapon in New York."