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New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress faces a minimum of 3½ years jail time if convicted of criminal handgun possession stemming from an incident in which he accidentally shot himself in the leg at a New York City nightclub.

Fortunately for the Super Bowl hero, the injury was not serious.  Unfortunately, Burress did not have a permit to carry the weapon, and the city of New York has stringent gun control laws.  Mayor Michael Bloomberg has advocated prosecuting him to the fullest extent of the law.

In this year's "Thanksgiving Classic," the Tennessee Titans destroyed the Detroit Lions 47-10.  The Lions are consistently one of the worst teams in football, yet they are awarded the honor of hosting a game every year on Thanksgiving.

Yes, it's a tradition, but it's about time that this particular tradition came to an end.  Let's get some better matchups for the big Thanksgiving game, and not subject a national audience to the Detroit Lions on the day we are supposed to be giving thanks.

Are we agreed?

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Pacman Jones has been reinstated by the NFL after being suspended from football since October 16th.  Jones has been arrested six times and has been involved in 13 incidents with police since he entered the league in 2005.  Was the NFL right to lift his suspension?