The NFL is not waiting for Burress’ legal problems to clear before reviewing shooting incident

NFL reviewing Plaxico Burress shooting incident

NEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has started his review of the Plaxico Burress shooting incident under the league’s personal conduct policy.

The league confirmed Friday that Goodell was examining the incident in which Burress shot himself in the thigh in late November in a New York City nightclub. The commissioner could suspend him if he finds that the receiver violated the NFL policy on personal conduct.

Burress was notified of the commissioner’s review on Friday by Adolpho Birch, the NFL’s vice president of labor and law policy.