Former wide receiver pleaded not guilty to other charges earlier this year . The NFL said it was aware of the case and is cooperating with authorities. Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge stemming from a shooting incident at a nightclub last year , the Manhattan district attorney said . Ex-New York Giant accidentally shot himself in the leg November 29 , 2008 . Burress was not licensed to carry a pistol .
Former wide receiver pleaded not guilty to other charges earlier this year . The NFL said it was aware of the case and is cooperating with authorities. Ex-New York Giant accidentally shot himself in the leg November 29 , 2008 . Burress was not licensed to carry a pistol .