nypost.com - 6/12/2008
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We interrupt the ongoing and very real Jeremy Shockey saga to bring you the newest controversy to hit the Super Bowl champion Giants: Plaxico Burress yesterday refused to practice because he wants a new contract and vowed not to set foot on the...
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Burress Diagnosed with Wide Receiveritis
Three Idiots on Sports —
... (Idiot News Service) - News reports today from New York Giants mini-camp report that disgruntled wide receiver Plaxico Burress is sitting out of team activities, due to a contract dispute. T3Is have learned exclusively that Burress' lack of participation is actually being caused by a common, yet largely untreatable disease called wide receiveritis. ...
NFC East Hashlines
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... We continue our breathless coverage of the Shockey-Burress controversy with a story from Paul Schwartz of the New York Post. ...
NFL Thursday: Plax Sits; Urlacher Shows Up
Football for Breakfast —
NFC News
Giants: Plax Sits at Mini-Camp, May Hold Out (New York Post)
Giants: Burress, Shockey Create Giant Headache for Champs (Daily News)
Cowboys: Romo Focused on Improving (Dallas Morning News)
Eagles: Eagles Hope Stewart Bradley Fills LB Gap (Philadelphia Daily News)
Saints: Will Smith Agrees to Six-Year Extension (Times-Picayune)
Panthers: Panthers Wrap Up OTAs Feeling Confident ...
Shaun O'Hara Identifies Plaxico Burress as Part of the Axis of Evil
FanHouse —
... I can't disagree with the sentiment, but the last time a public figure gave the "either you are with us or you are against us" speech, everything went to hell. Whatever, Burress doesn't like how the Giants do business, and that has everything to do with the stance he's taking: ...
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Umenyiora isn't happy with contract, Giants, either —
NFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Plaxico Burress isn't the only Giant unhappy with his contract. Osi Umenyiora would love to see his six-year, $41 million contract extension redone. However, the defensive end says he is not going to create any controversy this summer. The Giants already have their hands full with a disgruntled Jeremy Shockey . Now they have to worry about Burress, who said Wednesday that he will sit out ...
It's June -- get off the panic button —
Big Blue View
To put it mildly, this is hardly the ideal way to start a Super Bowl title defense.
In less than a week, the Giants have dealt with the retirement of Michael Strahan , the unhappy rantings of disgruntled Jeremy Shockey , and now the demands for a new contract by Plaxico Burress .
So much for peace, love, harmony and a lack of distractions.
Burress apparently wants to be paid ...
Giants' Burress, Shockey are unhappy campers —
NFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Plaxico Burress is unhappy with his contract. Jeremy Shockey is just unhappy. Tom Coughlin isn't particularly happy with either of them. All of a sudden, the New York Giants ' road to defending their title is a little bit rockier according to the New York Daily News. Burress and Shockey created two huge distractions for the defending champs Wednesday when they refused to participate in the ...
Burress sitting out in contract dispute —
Giant Football Blog
On the day when everyone expected tight end Jeremy Shockey to be the one making headlines, it was wide receiver Plaxico Burres who dropped the bomb: He's not participating in minicamp because he's unhappy with his contract. "Me and my...
Here’s What Happens When You Win the Super Bowl… —
The 3rd String Safety
Suddenly everyone wants a raise.
- According to Rotoworld, Plaxico Burress will be skipping Mini-Camp over a contract dispute. He’s slated to be making 3.25 million this season, and he’s not happy about it. He’s rumored to want something like a Javon Walker 6 year, 55 million.
Let’s take a look at this shall we? Plax will be 31 when the season opens. He expects the ...
PLAXICO SAYS HE WON'T PRACTICE —
NY Post: Sports
On a day Jeremy Shockey was going to be the story even though he did not utter a word, teammate Plaxico Burress rocked the first day of Giants minicamp by announcing he will not practice until he receives a new contract. Burress, coming off knee...
