N.Y. Giants quarterback Eli Manning signed a six-year, $97 million contract today, thus making him the National Football League’s new highest paid player. The deal includes $35 million in guaranteed money and is worth a whopping $41 million over the first two years.
First of all, no NFL player is worth that kind of money. But if I had to give it to someone, I wouldn’t give it to Eli Manning. I don’t think he’s the NFL’s best player (assuming the best player should make the most money). Sure, he led the Giants to a Super Bowl win two seasons ago …read more

The N.Y. Giants released oft-troubled receiver Plaxico Burress yesterday. And it’s really no wonder. It was the only sensible course of action they could take considering his behavior during the four years he was in New York.

Giants GM Jerry Reese made the following statement announcing the decision:
“I am an optimist, and I believe most situations can be worked out. We hung in there as long as we could in hopes that there could be a resolution to this situation other than the decision we made today to release Plaxico. It wasn’t to be, so now we have to move on. …read more

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New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker was penalized for making a snow angel after scoring a touchdown in a 47-7 win over the Arizona Cardinals this afternoon. I really think the NFL should change the rules to allow snow angels. Currently, the unsportsmanlike conduct rule states that “players are prohibited from engaging in any celebrations while on the ground.” There should be an exception to that rule stating, “Players are prohibited from engaging in any celebrations while on the ground unless there is sufficient snow to make a snow angel.” It would be a simple …read more

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We already know that N.Y. Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce was with Plaxico Burress when Plax accidentally shot himself in the leg at a New York City nightclub last week. But what exactly was his involvement? That’s what police are trying to find out in an ongoing investigation.
I wonder where Antonio was while it took Plaxico roughly 90 minutes to get treatment. Obviously a cover-up was the plan because Antonio eventually drove Plaxico to the hospital after it was finally decided where “discreet” treatment could be obtained. And the doctor (Dr. Josyann Abisaab) that finally …read more

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N.Y. Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was suspended for the rest of the 2008 season today. The Giants fined and suspended Plaxico four games for conduct detrimental to the team for multiple and repeated violations of club rules. He was placed on the non-football injury list, officially ending his season. Plaxico accidentally shot himself in the right thigh over the weekend at a Manhattan nightclub. He was arrested and released on $100,000 bail yesterday. Giants president John Mara said:
“As we have said since Saturday morning, our concern is for Plaxico’s health and well-being. This is an …read more

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N.Y. Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was taken to court in handcuffs, then posted $100,000 bail on weapons possession charges today after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a nightclub last week. He was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which could result in a sentence of at least 3.5 years in prison. As Plaxico awaits his next court date March 31, the Giants aren’t sure what action they will take against him. The NFL said it was monitoring developments. And NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said it would be an …read more

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In an update to yesterday’s post, N.Y. Giants receiver Plaxico Burress plans to turn himself in to police tomorrow morning in New York City and plead not guilty to criminal possession of a weapon after accidentally shooting himself in the leg Friday night. The law supposedly calls for a mandatory minimum sentence of 3.5 years for illegal possession of a handgun in New York City.
Source: Yahoo! Sports

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N.Y. Giants receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh yesterday evening and spent the night in a New York City hospital as a result. Thankfully, the injury was not life-threatening, but that good news only opens the door to what could be a lot of bad news for Plax and the Giants. Not that there hasn’t been enough of it already.
Obviously, it’s been a tumultuous season for Plax. Take a look at his lowlights since catching the winning score in the Super Bowl back in February:

He skipped offseason workouts and a …read more

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N.Y. Giants receiver Plaxico Burress had an expensive Week 7 against the San Francisco 49ers. He was fined $20,000 for comments to head linesman Phil McKinnely after he was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the second quarter; another $20,000 for inappropriate comments on the officiating after the game; and $5,000 for throwing a football into the stands after catching a touchdown in the third quarter. Doing some quick math, that’s $45,000 in fines for one game. Coupled with his $117,500 fine for missing a team meeting back in September (which came with a …read more

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N.Y. Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was rather flippant in his response to being suspended by his team for one game. Today was his first day back with the Giants since he decided not to show up for work one day and was suspended and fined as a result. But rather than admitting any wrongdoing and accepting any blame, Plax was simply in denial:
“It was just a situation I had to deal with that morning, and I made the right decision. I don’t have any regrets about the decision I made at all ….. My emotions …read more