"Burress says he met two-year prison sentence with disbelief"

The title of this post is the headline of this piece from NFL News, which reports on a recent revealing interview with recently released Plaxico Burress.   Here are excerpts:

Plaxico Burress has seen the view from the top of life, so when he suddenly found himself behind bars, he couldn't believe how low he had sunk so quickly.

Little over a year after his touchdown catch in Super Bowl XLII capped the Giants' 17-14 upset of the previously undefeated New England Patriots in February 2008, Burress was imprisoned on a felony weapons charge, the result of him accidentally discharging an unlicensed handgun in a Manhattan nightclub.

"To go on the other side of that wall, to be on the inside of that fence, knowing what your world and life is supposed to be on the other side, when they close that door behind you, you say to yourself, 'Is this really serious?' " Burress told Fran Charles in an exclusive interview on NFL Network's "NFL Total Access" on Thursday. "I actually said to myself a couple times when I first went in, 'You know what? Somebody's going to come and get me tomorrow.' "...

The wide receiver said he originally expected to serve at most a four- to six-month sentence for reckless endangerment and that it took some time for him to accept the reality of his situation -- a two-year prison sentence.  Burress was released in June, three months early for good behavior....

Burress described his prison time as "an out-of-body experience" that changed him for the better.  He said his approach to life now is about patience, something he'll have to show plenty of as he attempts to return to the NFL.

This interview confirms and continues my concern that Plaxico's legal team failed to fight against his criminal charges as effectively as it might have give the plausible Second Amendment defense that I still think he could and should have mounted.

Some related posts on the Burress cases:

• NYC Mayor Bloomberg pushing for Plaxico Burress to get at least 3½ years in state prison, leading me to many questions
• "Main Threat to Burress Is a Sentencing Law"
• Starting to make the Second Amendment case for Plaxico Buress  
• Interesting data on the application of NY gun law for Plaxico's consideration
• Talk of a plea deal to resolve gun charges against Plaxico Burress
• Lawyer for Plaxico Burress making much of sweet plea deal given to other NFL receiver
• Now that Plaxico Burress has been formally indicted for gun possession, will Second Amendment fans come to his defense?
• Plaxico Burress cuts a plea deal requiring two-year prison term for his gun possession