sportsagentblog.com - 6/12/2008
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As teams approach the conclusion of mini camp and the beginning of training camp, we will start to see more and more players threatening to sit out due to their contracts. Plaxico Burress, Lito Sheppard, Jason Peters, Jeff Garcia and Brian Urlacher have all voiced their dissatisfaction with their current deals.
Feeling Big Blue, Plaxico takes pass
nydailynews.com 6/12/2008 — 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 Giants' road to defending their title is a little bit rockier.
PLAX MEANS BUSINESS
nypost.com 6/12/2008 — 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...
Burress Diagnosed with Wide Receiveritis
idiotsonsports.blogspot.com 6/12/2008 — (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.
Forte jumps right in with first team
dailyherald.com 6/12/2008 — Rookie running back Matt Forte worked with the first team at Wednesday's OTA, during which the Bears were short-handed at the position. Veteran Adrian Peterson, the most experienced ball carrier remaining on the roster after Cedric Benson's release, ...
Urlacher shows up —
Chicago Sun-Times Bears 6/12/2008
Mike Mulligan: The Bears have been looking for some positive news since cutting Cedric Benson after his second alcohol-related arrest in five weeks, and they finally got some Wednesday. First came the appearance of middle linebacker Brian ...
J. Peters Skipping Bills' Minicamp —
Mark Maske's NFL Insider 6/12/2008
Left tackle Jason Peters is skipping the Buffalo Bills' mandatory minicamp that opened Wednesday. Peters has three seasons remaining on a five-year, $20.1 million contract that pays him a salary of $3.25 million next season. He wants a raise after a ...