Plaxico's day in court
As expected, the court case of ex-Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was adjourned to September (23rd).
Bob Glauber of Newsday tweeted, "Burress was late to his hearing ... Surprise surprise ... Brafman said confusion on schedule and tunnel traffic ... Tom Coughlin is laughing."
Glauber also wrote that "Plax attorney Ben Brafman believes Burress will be eligible to play in 2009" since "Brafman believes NFL commish Roger Goodell will not punish Burress until some resolution of case."
It was a busy legal day for Plex.
In addition to his case being adjourned, Burress and the Giants reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount over Plaxico's grievance on the four weeks of lost salary for his end-of-season suspension as well as the fine of one week's pay he incurred, according to Ralph Vacchiano of the NY Daily News.
So, if Brafman is right and Plex won't be suspended until there is a "resolution" of the case, what's next for Burress?
The three teams reported to be interested in Plaxico were (are) the Jets, Bears and Bucs.
"Now that the legal process is on hold, we are hoping to have a deal in place with a team for Plex before training camps start," [agent Drew] Rosenhaus tweeted.
In fact, Rosenhaus also tweeted, "A new team called me today to express interest in Plex. I expected the interest level in Plex to heat up after today's development and it has."
Perhaps, new teams are interested. Or, perhaps Rosenhaus is bluffing to create a sense of urgency for the other three teams.
Yet Dave Hutchinson of the Newark Star-Ledger writes that he's "hearing that the Jets feel that their collective group of wide receivers are good enough to get the job done."
Rich Cimini of the NY Daily News echoes Hutchinson's sentiment, writing "the Jets...no longer are as interested as they once were."
So, the game of chicken between NFL front offices and Drew Rosenhaus begins...
Bob Glauber of Newsday tweeted, "Burress was late to his hearing ... Surprise surprise ... Brafman said confusion on schedule and tunnel traffic ... Tom Coughlin is laughing."
Glauber also wrote that "Plax attorney Ben Brafman believes Burress will be eligible to play in 2009" since "Brafman believes NFL commish Roger Goodell will not punish Burress until some resolution of case."
It was a busy legal day for Plex.
In addition to his case being adjourned, Burress and the Giants reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount over Plaxico's grievance on the four weeks of lost salary for his end-of-season suspension as well as the fine of one week's pay he incurred, according to Ralph Vacchiano of the NY Daily News.
So, if Brafman is right and Plex won't be suspended until there is a "resolution" of the case, what's next for Burress?
The three teams reported to be interested in Plaxico were (are) the Jets, Bears and Bucs.
"Now that the legal process is on hold, we are hoping to have a deal in place with a team for Plex before training camps start," [agent Drew] Rosenhaus tweeted.
In fact, Rosenhaus also tweeted, "A new team called me today to express interest in Plex. I expected the interest level in Plex to heat up after today's development and it has."
Perhaps, new teams are interested. Or, perhaps Rosenhaus is bluffing to create a sense of urgency for the other three teams.
Yet Dave Hutchinson of the Newark Star-Ledger writes that he's "hearing that the Jets feel that their collective group of wide receivers are good enough to get the job done."
Rich Cimini of the NY Daily News echoes Hutchinson's sentiment, writing "the Jets...no longer are as interested as they once were."
So, the game of chicken between NFL front offices and Drew Rosenhaus begins...
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