He’s a deadbeat, too.
Trouble-plagued Giant Plaxico Burress – facing felony gun charges after he accidentally shot himself in the leg with a .40-caliber Glock at a Midtown nightclub – has been sued at least nine times since 2000 by people who said the millionaire pro athlete failed to pay a debt.
The people seeking payment from the 2008 Super Bowl hero run the gamut from a Pennsylvania homeowners association trying to collect delinquent dues to a Florida woman whose car Burress rear-ended while driving without insurance because he’d failed to pay the premium.
In 2002, a Virginia Beach homeowners association sued for $440 in dues; in March 2003, another association, in Moon Township, Pa., sought $890. The school district there sued Burress a few months later for $2,745 in taxes, and in September of that same year, a Tampa auto-body shop filed suit over an unpaid account.
Once the suits were filed, the cases were settled and paid, records show.
Burress faces a March 31 court date stemming from the November shooting, an incident that has jeopardized his future with the Giants.
“He happens to be a great kid. He really is a good kid,” said Adam Swickle, Burress’ lawyer in Florida. Swickle said any suggestion that Burress is chronically irresponsible because of his wealth and status “is 100 percent incorrect.”
Burress didn’t respond to an e-mail sent to him yesterday. His New York attorney, Benjamin Brafman, declined to comment, citing the pending weapons charges. His agent did not return several phone calls.