Stevie Johnson Mocks Plaxico Burress Gun Incident During Bills-Jets Game (VIDEO)

Buffalo Bills receiver Stevie Johnson got a little creative with his touchdown celebration in the second quarter against the New York Jets. Once he got back on his feet after giving Buffalo a 14-7 lead, Johnson started dancing and then pretended to shoot himself in the leg, clearly mocking Jets receiver Plaxico Burress.

Almost exactly three years ago, Burress accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a nightclub in Manhattan and eventually pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, resulting in in a two-year prison sentence. The Jets gave the former New York Giants standout a second chance and signed him to a one-year deal before the season.

Seconds after acting out the gun incident, Johnson began the second phase of his celebration. He spread his arms to mock Jets receiver Santonio Holmes' "flight crew" celebration. After a few steps miming Holmes, Johnson crumpled to the turf, acting out a plane crash.

The double-trouble touchdown celebration immediately gained the Twitterverse's attention. Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe ripped Johnson, calling him "classless."

Late in the fourth quarter after a Holmes touchdown catch gave the Jets a 28-24 lead, Johnson dropped what would have been a 30-yard reception when he wide open in the middle of the field. New York went on to win.

@ShannonSharpe
shannon sharpe

Stevie johnson of bills scores a td and pretends to shoot himself in the leg ala plaxico burress.Classless

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Comments

[Neither Side Wins]

10:58 AM on 11/29/2011

Looks like the steppin' and fetchin' dances for every little on field accomplishment continue... I especially love the victory celebrations when these chumps successfully drink gator ade from their sippy cups....

[stealman1001]

10:42 AM on 11/29/2011

This adolescent got his attention in the endzone on game day because we couldn't do anything about it.

Why exactly are we giving him attention now?

14:58....14:59..... 15:00 minutes... Time's Up.

[darrienramp]

07:30 PM on 11/28/2011

It was all good till the plane crash thing.. People took that the wrong way especially in New York where 9/11 happened

[uallach]

05:50 PM on 11/28/2011

Why didn't anyone make a big deal about Plaxico when he actually shot himself in the leg with an actual gun?

[darrienramp]

07:28 PM on 11/28/2011

Someone obviously didnt watch sports center when Plaxico shot himself.. It was all over espn for over a week when it happened bud

[Wag64]

03:55 PM on 11/28/2011

funny? sort of
tacky? probably
Something worth worrying about? no.

[steve52]

12:12 PM on 11/28/2011

If he hadn't gone to the ground during the act of celebrating, he wouldn't have drawn a flag. I thought it was funny, too. You shoot yourself in the leg with your own gun, you gotta expect a certain amount of ridicule. Plax has it coming.

[Leto II]

10:52 AM on 11/28/2011

I thought it was pretty funny.

[salmatt43]

10:31 AM on 11/28/2011

Just down right stupid big roll in the bills losing the game

[stumanchu35]

09:27 AM on 11/28/2011

People who are stupid and shoot themselves in their leg should be mocked. Shannon Sharpe is the last guy in the world who should be defining what is classless.

[SToTheF]

10:00 AM on 11/28/2011

At least Burress didn't choke under pressure losing the game.

;)

[JohnnyLawson]

11:10 AM on 11/28/2011

But at least SS is a SB winner, Stephen Johnson..who?

[2083]

09:15 AM on 11/28/2011

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/06/plaxico-burress-teams-with-brady-campaign-to-prevent-gun-violence/1

[Grumpy Man]

09:09 AM on 11/29/2011

Plaxico has teamed up with the VPC?
Wow! Now we have TWO reasons to make fun of him.

He wasn't harmed by gun violence. He was harmed by handling a handgun in an irresponsible and idiotic manner.

[hungryaardvark]

09:09 AM on 11/28/2011

Atlhetes? Classless? How can that be? ;)

[seawillow]

09:05 AM on 11/28/2011

Common boors are even more common in pro football.

[JJK]

09:12 AM on 11/28/2011

Which boor are you talking about? Plaxico or Johnson or maybe both? I vote for both.

[seawillow]

09:20 AM on 11/28/2011

With you.

[lonesometx]

08:40 AM on 11/28/2011

Plastico burgers is a goofball. Sam antonia homes is his understudy. There's a reason the Steelers dumps these two jamokes.

[SToTheF]

09:49 AM on 11/28/2011

FAIL

*See Giants 08 Superbowl winning touchdown.

[JohnnyLawson]

11:11 AM on 11/28/2011

Plastico Burgers?...did you spend all night thinking up those gems?

[aceshigh11]

08:37 AM on 11/28/2011

The so-called classlessness of the celebration was negated by the fact that he was mocking the Jets, a known classless organization from top to bottom.

[lisaman]

08:25 AM on 11/28/2011

It puts in mind the guy who dances around after making a sack when losing 30-0 in the 4th quarter with 1 minute to go! He cared more about his individual accomplishment than he did his team. The Jets got the last laugh, at him.

[scotch679]

01:19 PM on 11/28/2011

Jets shouldn't laugh to loud, the team shot themselves in the leg to many times not to mention Rex pie hole Ryan shootin' his trap.