New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress was charged with criminal possession of a weapon on Monday.

Burress posted $100,000 bail on weapons possession charges Monday after the talented wideout suffered an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Manhattan nightclub on Friday night.

He was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon - a Glock semiautomatic pistol - and third-degree possession for carrying the ammunition clip.

Both are Class C felonies, for which Burress could be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 3 1/2 years in jail if convicted.

Burress was not required to enter a plea at the hearing, although defense attorney Benjamin Brafman had earlier said his client would plead not guilty.

"Our objective for the last 24 hours was to get him through the system, and we've done that," Brafman said. "I'm pleased that he's out."

Bail initially was set by judge Felicia Mennin at $250,000, but Brafman had argued for Burress to be freed without bail, arguing his client was not a flight risk.

The judge reduced the bond to $100,000 and ordered Burress to return to court on March 31, 2009 to face a grand jury. He also must surrender his passport by December 5.

Burress, wearing a black jacket with an open-necked white shirt and blue jeans and accompanied by Brafman and his wife, Tiffany, left the courthouse by a rear entrance and walked with no apparent discomfort to a waiting black Cadillac Escalade without making a comment.

While the Burresses were driven away, Brafman remained at the courthouse and spoke to reporters at the front of the building.