newsday.com - 11/29/2008
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The Giants won last week without two of their most valuable
offensive pieces. They might have to try and do it again Sunday.
nypost.com - 12/1/2008
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nypost.com —
Trouble-prone Giants receiver Plaxico Burress arrived at the
17th Precinct to turn himself in after he shot...
himself in the leg with an illegal handgun at a Manhattan nightclub. Burress will plead not guilty at his 1 p.m. arraignment today, his...
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PLAX TURNS HIMSELF IN
nbcnewyork.com - 12/1/2008
giants.gearupforsports.com - 12/2/2008
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giants.gearupforsports.com —
Hit the road Plax, don't you ever come
back. No more, no more, no more, no more....
Hit the road Plax, don't you ever come back no more.
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Time to Put the “Ax” in Plax
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Giant Football Blog —
... "questionable" for the NFC East game."He's progressing, no doubt," Tom Coughlin said of Burress on Friday before the official announcement that he will sit out. "He's getting better. He is." Just not quickly enough. Burress will miss Sunday's game in Washington with a sore hamstring. The wide receiver has not missed a game for health reasons since November 2006. Even last year, when he missed nearly every practice of the season with an ankle injury, he was available each Sunday. Continue
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Brandon Jacobs Will Not Play Today in Arizona
nfl.fanhouse.com 11/23/2008 — Jacobs will be fine moving forward, and probably could have played this week. The Giants just figured to play it safe and make sure he's completely healed before bringing him back. The 9-1 record and the abilities of Ward and Bradshaw had to have made the decision much easier.
Jacobs wants to play on Sunday
newsday.com 12/10/2008 — Brandon Jacobs walked into an autograph signing without
favoring his injured left knee, and though he jokingly asked for a cushioned chair, the Giants running back said he would be "pretty good" for Sunday's game against the Cowboys.
Giants may lack Plax
nydailynews.com 11/22/2008 — It must be something about playing in the desert that does it to Plaxico Burress. Last February, before Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz., he slipped in the shower and hurt his knee. Now, a few days before his return trip, he pulls his right hamstring.
Jacobs won't rush his knee
nydailynews.com 12/11/2008 — Brandon Jacobs wants to play against the Cowboys Sunday night. But he wants to play in the playoffs even more. That puts him in a tough spot this week, because Jacobs is still feeling the effects of a lingering injury to his left knee.
Unhappy Jacobs doesn't want to sit again
newsday.com 12/17/2008 — Brandon Jacobs may say he's going to play Sunday. He
might even say he really really wants to play Sunday. But if the last week has taught him anything, it's that it doesn't matter what he thinks, says or wants.
Redskins-Giants: Week 12 Preview —
Bleacher Report - NFL 11/29/2008
With in the injuries mounting on both sides of the ball, the Washington Redskins and New York Giants, are preparing for their last meeting of the season, in a state of urgency.
The Giants will be playing without top receiver, Plaxico Burress, who ...
