They are all NFL superstars and they have all been sent to or are going to jail.  Unfortunately, for former New York Giants Wide Receiver Plaxico Burress, that’s where the similarities end.  Let’s review, shall we:

Michael Vick - He serves 18 months in prison for torturing animals and running an illegal dog fighting ring.  He was recently signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Donte Stallworth - The Cleveland Browns receiver pleads guilty to a DUI manslaughter charge stemming from a March 14th incident where he killed a man while driving drunk.  He receives a 30-day jail sentence but is released after just 24.

Plaxico Burress - He pleads guilty to a weapons charge and accepts two years in prison for accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhatten nightclub.

So, boys and girls what have we learned here today?  1)  If you’re going to illegally carry a firearm into a night club and shoot it, make sure you shoot someone other than yourself.  AND  2) If you’re going to kill something be sure it’s a human being (preferably of minority descent, the man Stallworth ran over was Cuban - I’m not a racist) and not a furry animal.