February 12th, 2009 
Jeremy Fuchs 
Posted in Update(8:56): From SI.com: Plaxico Burress seemingly wants to leave the New York Giants. Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for the troubled receiver, sent an e-mail to the NFL’s teams earlier this week letting them know that Burress was one of his three clients who wants to be traded, an NFL executive told The Associated Presson Thursday. The person requested [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Giants Upset With Plax’s Agent
From NJ.com: There are plenty of obstacles to Plaxico Burress’ returning to the Giants: his legal situation, a potential suspension by the NFL and the Giants’ impatience with his off-field issues. As if those factors didn’t make the situation complicated enough, Burress’ agent has informed the other 31 NFL teams his client might be available [...]
Comments OffPlaxico Means Peace T-Shirt
James from Mothering Hut sent me a link to their latest t-shirt.. I thought our readers would get a kick out of this! In Africa the name Plaxico literally means Peace. Ironic, isn’t it? A name like that: that’s a lot to live up to. It’s a lot of pressure to put on a kid. [...]
Tags: Carney Likely Not Back
From Pro Football Talk: The New York Giants don’t plan to retain kicker John Carney and will rely solely next season on Lawrence Tynes, according to the New York Daily News. The 44-year-old Carney, who kicked three field goals in the Pro Bowl as the oldest player to ever play in the league’s annual all-star game, is an unrestricted free agent. Tynes’ knee [...]
Comments OffGiants Re-Sign Carr, Cut Madison, Droughns, Knight
From Pro Football Weekly: The Giants re-signed backup QB David Carr on Monday and released three veteran players — RB Reuben Droughns, CB Sam Madison and S Sammy Knight. None of the moves are considered surprising. Carr played sparingly in three games behind starter Eli Manning but was effective in spot duty, completing 9-of-15 [...]
Comments OffUnion Files Grievance For Burress Against Giants
From Newsday: The NFL Players Association filed legal papers on behalf of Plaxico Burress on Friday, countering efforts by the Giants to recoup millions of dollars in their claim that Burress defaulted on his contract. It is the second grievance filed on Burress’ behalf since the wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub in late November. [...]
Comments OffGiants Finish Filling Out Coaching Staff
From NJ.com: The Giants have been shuffling to fill the holes in their coaching staff from the departure of three coaches this off-season. Today, they plugged the last of those gaps created when defensive quality control coach Andre Curtis left to join Steve Spagnuolo with the Rams. Replacing Curtis will be Lafayette defensive line coach Al [...]
Comments OffUnion Might Hurt Plax
From NY Post: The job of a union is to protect the rights of its membership, but one has to wonder if perhaps Plaxico Burress should be attempting to stop the NFL Players Association from going after the Giants. At this point, he needs all the friends he can get. Burress must confront extreme legal [...]
Comments OffGiants to Look at Boldin or Gonzalez This Offseason?
Today’s Newark Star-Ledger talks about the G-Men looking at a couple of top name pass catchers this offseason. Here is the report: The Giants reportedly have a plan regarding their passing game this offseason. There is belief that the Giants could go hard after a top wideout or tight end. Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin and [...]
Burress and Giants Fight Over Money
From Foxsports.com: Even though it’s the offseason, the Plaxico Burress-New York Giants saga continues. The players union filed legal briefs Friday, FOXSports.com has learned, in order to help Burress with a grievance he filed against the Giants. As a result of those filings, the extent of the actions the Giants took against Burress after he [...]
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