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New York Giants suspend Burress, place him on non-football injury list
New York Giants suspend Burress, place him on non-football injury list
Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerPlaxico Burress might have played his last game as a Giant. WR Plaxico Burress has been suspended by the Giants for four games and, more importantly, placed on the non-football injury list, a move that ends his 2008...
Plaxico does as told, reports to Giants Stadium
Plaxico does as told, reports to Giants Stadium
sports.espn.go.com — Plaxico Burress arrived at Giants Stadium on Tuesday, facing the possibility that his career with the team could be over and he could land in jail after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub. (more) Plaxico does as told, reports to Giants Stadium
Plaxico Burress Suspended but Marvin Harrison Still Playing Despite Shooting
Plaxico Burress Suspended but Marvin Harrison Still Playing Despite Shooting
midwestsportsfans.com — Both Plaxico Burress and Marvin Harrison have found themselves at the center of controversies involving guns and shootings this year. The Giants recently suspended Burress, while Marvin Harrison continues to play for the Colts. Why the difference? (more) Plaxico Burress Suspended but Marvin Harrison Still ...
Burress Blames Leprechaun for Injury
Burress Blames Leprechaun for Injury
weeklyworldnews.com — Just hilarious.. someone needed to take a new angle at this :) (more) Burress Blames Leprechaun for Injury
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Plaxico Burress Suspended For The Rest Of The Season [Plaxico Burress]
Deadspin — ... not pay him, because his injury did not happen on the field (i.e., he was acting like an idiot.) Also, Sal Paolantonio is reporting on SportsCenter that Antonio Pierce is "not out of the woods" when it comes to the NYPD and any possible legal ramifications from his involvement in this mess. There will be plenty more on this tomorrow, but it looks like Plaxico Burress has played his last game for the New York Giants—and maybe his last NFL game for a long, long time. New York Giants suspend Burress , place him on non-football injury list [NJ.com] Giants ...

Burress Placed On The Non-football Injury List
Giants Football Blog — ... The Star Ledger’s Mike Garafolo provides us with some quotes from John Mara, John Tisch, Jerry Reese and Tom Coughlin: ...

New York Giants suspend Burress, place him on non-football injury list
Giant Football Blog — ... been suspended by the Giants for four games and, more importantly, placed on the non-football injury list, a move that ends his 2008 season."As we have said since Saturday morning, our concern is for Plaxico's health and well-being," Mara said. "This is an important time for him to take care of his body and heal up and also deal with the very serious legal consequences and other issues in his life. When I spoke with Plaxico he expressed great remorse for letting down his teammates." Continue

Plaxico Burress Suspended, Season Shot To Hell
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... The NEWARK STAR-LEDGER reports that the team has suspended Plaxico for four games , which coincidentally is the same number of regular season contests left on the G-Men’s schedule. More importanly, Burress has been placed on the non-injury football list - meaning that Plax can kiss any postseason play goodbye. The official reason for the suspension was multiple and repeated violations of club rules - such as not returning GM Jerry Reese’s phone calls over the weekend, and skipping out on a team meeting after the Giants beat the Bengals earlier this season. And let’s not ...

What does Plax stand to lose?
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... instead of suspending him and placing him on the reserve non-football injury list. Well, as Mike Garafolo explains in this helpful report in the Star-Ledger, the club has to wait for either the legal proceedings to end or the NFL to enforce its own suspension before attempting to go after any of Burress' income -- past or present. ...

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Giants Say Burress’s Season Is OverBig Blue View
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The  Giants  officially ended  Plaxico Burress ’s season Tuesday afternoon, placing him on the reserve/non-football injury list and suspending him without pay for four games for conduct detrimental to the team for multiple and repeated ...
Giants Can Move On Without BurressGiants Football Blog
Coach Tom Coughlin was asked if the Giants were considering deactivating Burress. If he was put on the non-football injury list they would not have to pay him. “We’re dealing with that today. Discussions are ongoing. We just put the Redskins game to rest. We’re going to be ...