Giants Wideout Steve Smith Was Robbed Last Week, Which May Explain Plax's Gun
[image: Will Brinson] <http://nfl.fanhouse.com/bloggers/will-brinson/>Posted Dec 2nd 2008 12:49PM by Will Brinson<http://nfl.fanhouse.com/bloggers/will-brinson/> (author feed <http://www.fanhouse.com/bloggers/will-brinson/rss.xml>) Filed under: Giants <http://nfl.fanhouse.com/category/new-york-giants/>, NFL Police Blotter <http://nfl.fanhouse.com/category/nfl-police-blotter/>, Pressing Issues <http://nfl.fanhouse.com/category/pressing-issues/>, NFL Media Watch<http://nfl.fanhouse.com/category/nfl-media-watch/> Despite Drew Rosenhaus <http://nfl.fanhouse.com/tag/DrewRosenhaus/>' ridiculous comparison<http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/12/01/drew-rosenhaus-claims-the-giants-are-more-concerned-about-plaxs/>(Sean Taylor <http://nfl.fanhouse.com/tag/SeanTaylor/> : Plaxico Burress<http://nfl.fanhouse.com/tag/PlaxicoBurress/>) during *Monday Night Football* last evening, there is certainly, as has been noted numerous times this year<http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/11/20/a-year-after-boom-king-nflers-say-we-are-targets-and-they-d/>, a significant stigma revolving around guns, violence and professional football players. Athletes Held at Gunpoint<javascript:soKe.pgPopUp('sports-sports_wide_gallery_3_athletes_robbed_gunpoint')> <javascript:soKe.pgPopUp('sports-sports_wide_gallery_3_athletes_robbed_gunpoint')> Gregory Shamus, Getty Images Giants receiver Steve Smith reportedly was robbed on Nov. 25 at his home in a gated community in New Jersey. Find out other athletes who have been robbed at gunpoint. 10 photos [image: Previous]<javascript:soKe.pgPopUp('sports-sports_wide_gallery_3_athletes_robbed_gunpoint')> [image: Next]<javascript:soKe.pgPopUp('sports-sports_wide_gallery_3_athletes_robbed_gunpoint')> (Note: Please disable your pop-up blocker) Athletes Robbed at Gunpoint<http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/12/02/steve-smith-giants-wideout-was-robbed-last-week-which-may-exp/?feeddeeplinkNum=0> Giants receiver Steve Smith reportedly was robbed on Nov. 25 at his home in a gated community in New Jersey. Find out other athletes who have been robbed at gunpoint. Gregory Shamus, Getty Images Rashard Mendenhall, who was the Steelers' first pick in this year's draft, reportedly was robbed at gunpoint in Chicago. Keith Srakocic, AP Soccer legend Johan Cruyff revealed in a radio interview that he was the victim of a failed kidnap attempt prior to the 1978 World Cup. Andrew Redington, Getty Images Tennis player Anna Chakvetadze was tied up and robbed by six masked men at her home in December 2007. The burglars, who had at least one pistol, left with over $300,000 worth of goods and cash. Thomas Kienzle, AP Shelden Williams, who now plays for the Kings, was carjacked at gunpoint before a Hawks-Bobcats game in December 2007. Fernando Medina, NBAE / Getty Images Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson was the victim of a home invasion in September 2007 and was robbed of several pieces of jewelry at gunpoint. Stephen Dunn, Getty Images In July 2007, NBA forward Antoine Walker was held at gunpoint and robbed at his own home in Chicago. The assailants made off with close to $200,000 worth of merchandise, including Walker's Mercedes. Rocky Widner, NBAE / Getty Images Just 19 days after Walker was victimized, Knicks center Eddy Curry was held at gunpoint and robbed in his Chicago home. Two of the men charged in the robbery of Curry were also linked to the Walker case. Nathaniel S. Butler, NBAE / Getty Images Eagles defensive end Jerome McDougle was shot in the stomach by armed robbers after handing over his watch in July 2005. Brian Killian, WireImage.com Indians star pitcher C.C. Sabathia was robbed of $44,000 in cash and jewelry at a hotel party in the Cleveland area in 2002. Charles Krupa, AP Plax was the latest episode and one that left us wondering "Hey, man, why are you carrying a loaded gun into a nightclub?" The initial answer seemed to be "stupidity." But it turns out that maybe Burress had a legitimate reason to fear for his safety, considering that his teammate and fellow wide receiver Steve Smith <http://nfl.fanhouse.com/tag/SteveSmith/> was robbed at gun point<http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/ny-spsmith025949253dec02,0,7856357.story>recently. Smith went out with friends on the night of Monday, Nov. 24, the day after the Giants beat the Cardinals in Arizona. He arrived home early last Tuesday morning - the Giants had the day off - and he was held up, apparently by the driver who took him to his home in a gated community in Clifton, N.J., according to a league source. Shortly after being dropped off, Smith had a gun pointed to his head and was ordered to give up his jewelry and cash, which he did. The assailant then left the scene, and Smith called police. Police have said that Smith doesn't own a gun ... but that doesn't mean there's not an easy, logical leap to figure out why Plaxico might be carrying one. Additionally, it's beyond terrifying to realize that *his own driver* was the one that robbed him. Whether or not it was a personal hire or someone farmed out from a company is an entirely different issue, but it's still scarily similar to the whole deal in Vegas with Pacman Jones <http://nfl.fanhouse.com/tag/PacmanJones/>and his bodyguard in that it seems to be becoming increasingly difficult for these athletes to even know whom to trust. -- "Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change." - Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. 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