Antonio Pierce Testifies in Plaxico Gun Case

By Laura Italiano
Daily News Writer

Yesterday, Plaxico Burress.

Today, Antonio Pierce.

Pierce walked into a Manhattan courtroom this morning and prepared to testify before a grand jury in his former teammate's gun case.
Burress spent three hours yesterday inside Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday telling 23 grand jurors that he was sorry about bringing his loaded, unlicensed Glock into a Midtown nightclub last November, and shooting himself in the thigh.
"I was truthful. I was honest," the former Giant wide receiver told reporters, wearing a hangdog expression as he emerged from the courthouse with his lawyer. "And I'm truly remorseful for what I've done, for what happened, for what I did."
He added, "I just want to thank everybody -- family and friends, fans -- for their prayers and support."
This morning, star linebacker Pierce is scheduled to testify before the same grand jury. He's also likely to throw himself on their mercy in hopes they'll not indict him on the same felony gun-possession charges that Plax may get -- for allegedly failing to turn Plax's gun over to cops.
Officials say Pierce was at Burress' side the night of Nov. 29 in the VIP vestibule of the Latin Quarter nightclub. When the gun went off, Pierce sprang into action to save his teammate's life -- driving the bleeding, trembling Burress to the hospital, says his lawyer, Michael Bachner.

Read Andrea Peyser's Plaxico Editorial: SWAGGER'S GONE FOR STAR'S DESPERATE HAIL MARY