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The New York Giants released Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress on Friday, a little more than four months after the talented but troubled wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the thigh in a New York nightclub. Continue reading on NFL.com
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A gun possession case against New York Giants star Plaxico Burress was adjourned Tuesday until June unless he reaches a plea agreement with prosecutors to resolve the matter sooner. Continue reading on NFL.com
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The New York Giants gave new defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan a little more depth, signing former Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Rocky Bernard as a free agent. Continue reading on NFL.com
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Less than two weeks after putting a franchise tag on him, the New York Giants signed bruising halfback Brandon Jacobs to a four-year, $25 million contract on Wednesday. Continue reading on NFL.com
The “Earth” of the New York Giants Earth, Wind & Fire, has been signed to a contract extension, just weeks after being labeled w/ the franchise tag. The Giants and running back Brandon Jacobs agreed on a 4-yr contract worth approximately $25 million.
The extension will ensure that New York maintains their strong running game for years to come, allowing more time for quarterback Eli Manning in the pocket. New York still has a minor weakness at wide receiver after losing Plaxico Burress to suspension last year, but should be ok come the regular season.
As is always a feature here at Jock Jerseys’ Flash, below is our featured selection of Brandon Jacobs jerseys for sale. Of course, with a new 4-yr extension in NY, now is the time to get your Brandon Jacobs jersey:
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Brandon Jacobs and Derrick Ward of the Giants are on the verge of becoming just the fourth set of running backs on the same team to eclipse the 1,000 yard mark in the same season. Continue reading on NFL.com
The New York Giants are improving as the playoffs near in large part to a 3-piece running back core known as Earth, Wind and Fire. Earth (Brandon Jacobs) and Wind (Derrick Ward) are steamrolling opponents enroute to 1,000 yard rushing seasons for both players. Fire (Ahmad Bradshaw) is now slouch either, but the Ward and Jacobs are close to becoming only the 4th set of teammates to run for over 1,000 yds in the same season. While Brandon Jacobs uses his power and brute strength to run over the defense, Ward is a faster running back who takes advantage of a tired defense late in the game.
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Halfback Brandon Jacobs practiced Friday for the third straight day and was listed as questionable for the New York Giants’ NFC showdown with the Carolina Panthers. Continue reading on NFL.com
Jay Glazer reported on Fox Sunday morning that Brandon Jacobs would start for the New York Giants on Sunday night against the Carolina Panthers, in a battle for supremacy in the NFC Playoffs.
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The NFL Players Association filed a grievance on Tuesday challenging the suspension and fine handed Plaxico Burress by the New York Giants after the receiver accidentally shot himself in a nightclub more than a week ago. Continue reading on NFL.com
Yet another instance where a union or players association is a bad thing IMHO. A guy shoots himself and is facing criminal charges - the NFL has every right to suspend the player based on the behavioral guidelines set forth by Roger Goodell.
I “hope” that the judge who reviews this tells the NFL Players Association to go stick a fork in their a** and get out of the damn courtroom. The whole appeal is a waste of time and money - perhaps that $$ could be used to help save some of the 10% of NFL staff being laid off by the end of the Super Bowl.
Plaxico Burress isn’t playing the rest of the season, so why should he get paid? If I don’t show up for work, I don’t get paid.
Too much money and too many lawyers…
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The New York Giants expect Antonio Pierce to play in Sunday’s game against Philadelphia while the team gathers information on the linebacker’s involvement in a shooting that led to the season-ending suspension of star receiver Plaxico Burress. Continue reading on NFL.com
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Plaxico Burress turned himself in to police Monday morning in New York City and was expected to plead not guilty to criminal possession of a weapon, his lawyer said. Continue reading on NFL.com
In odd NFL news of the week, Giants WR Plaxico Burress reportedly shot himself in the leg over the weekend in a NY club. Besides the obvious jokes and ridicule that Plaxico will be facing for shooting his own damn self w/ a handgun, Burress will also have several criminal charges as well. Burress was carrying an unlicensed handgun in a club where you’re definitely not supposed to be carrying a gun at all. Then, he apparently shoots himself in the leg, no doubt while trying to continually position the gun - it is not clear if he used a holster or any other device to hold the gun, so I assume he was just goin’ gangsta.
Stranger than the shooting, however, might be the notion that Burress is going to plead “not guilty” to the charges. Unlicensed handgun…check. Gun in a club…check. Shooting handgun in club…check. Consipiring to hide handgun…check. Moron…check.
Teammate Antonio Pierce (again “reportedly”) hid the gun somewhere to help Plaxico stay out of trouble. However, as a big NFL star in a nightclub w/ a gun going off, I’m sure it wasn’t too hard for others to quickly point the finger.
The New York Giants were fine on Sunday, despite the unnecessary publicity and focus that Burress suddenly brought upon them. It looks more and more like the Giants will dump Burress at season’s end - if not before. Sure, they just signed him to a new contract and gave him a big signing bonus, but his criminal actions could be held against him (I think) to recoup some of that signing bonus money, since he only made it through part of the year. If the Atlanta Falcons can do it to Michael Vick, I’m sure the NY Giants will make an attempt as well.
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The chances of Plaxico Burress making another winning touchdown catch this weekend at the University of Phoenix Stadium are questionable at best. Continue reading on NFL.com
The latest news Sunday morning is that Plaxico Burress could play against the Arizona Cardinals. While certainly not a 100% sure thing at this point, fantasy owners would likely take their chances w/ Burress since there are few other quality wideouts available these days.
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Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes, Brandon Jacobs had two TD runs and the Giants held on to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 36-31 and further distance themselves from the pack in the NFL’s toughest division. Continue reading on NFL.com
The New York Giants and star receiver Plaxico Burress are just going to have to come to the understanding that more fines are going to come & neither really cares at this point. Burress has made it clear that he could care less about the fines for being late, etc., although surely missing an entire game check is no laughing matter.
A mostly unapologetic Plaxico Burress rejoined the New York Giants today, noting that he didn’t lose any sleep after being suspended for one game and incurring a six-figure fine. Continue reading on NFL.com
On the other side of the fence, the Giants are trying to maintain control of the team and show that no player is above the rules - kudos to them for standing firm. Coach Tom Coughlin is notorious for holding his players accountable for every action. You need to be 10 minutes early to a meeting or you’re late in Tom’s eyes. Certainly, he is not alone in this attitude, but prior to last year’s Super Bowl run, his methods for running a team were seriously questioned.
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The New York Giants‘ Osi Umenyiora needs season-ending knee surgery. Umenyiora was hurt in the second quarter of Saturday’s preseason game against the New York Jets.
Updated 7/22/08
Brian Urlacher is the latest NFL player to “re-work” an existing deal before the first one is up. This new deal adds to the existing 9-yr deal he was still under (until 2011), to the tune of $18 million - $6 million signing bonus. Urlacher is now signed w/ the Chicago Bears until 2012… wow, a whole year? Thanks for the commitment.
These incidents are ridiculous - Brian cannot argue that he’s “underpaid” when he already has a $57 million contract that he’s supposed to be honoring. The timing is also key, considering the Bears reported to training camp today.
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Recent developments involving two Pro-Bowl receivers and their “contract disputes” have me questioning how much power athletes have been given. In today’s sporting world, it seems like a player who’s unhappy w/ his current pay, can basically force his team into renegotiating his salary and signing bonus.
The two players who have been mentioned most recently, but are certainly not the only players griping, are the New York Giants’ Plaxico Burress and the Arizona Cardinals’ Anquan Boldin. Both players are certainly worthy of their current contracts in my opinion and possibly more, but if they wanted more, they should have negotiated that amount from the get-go.
Each of these players has 3 years remaining on their current contracts - THREE YEARS - and they’re already throwing fits about how little they’re being paid. Btw… both the Cardinals and Giants are near the bottom in terms of total team salaries (for 2007); the Giants had the lowest payroll in the NFL. (Source: USAToday 2007 Team Salaries)
Here is a breakdown of how these two players stand up, in terms of base salary & signing bonuses, on their own team, as well as for their positions:
Plaxico Burress
Anquan Boldin
Ok, so Plaxico is paid like a Top 10 wide receiver while Boldin is certainly underpaid. Among the less quality receivers making more money than Boldin are: Chris Chambers (#1 paid receiver - are you kidding me?), Roy Williams, Deion Branch, Marty Booker, Nate Burleson, David Givens, Amani Toomer and Justin McCareins. I’m not listing all of these wide receivers to dog on them for getting a good paycheck, but give me a break… how many people would pick one of these players ahead of Anquan in a fantasy football draft?
Where I think the rub is from these players, is when they look at the NFL Draft and see how well the 1st round picks are being paid, and then compare that with their own salaries, they’re getting chump change. The NFL rookies have no experience, no accolades to speak of, etc., but they continue to receive 8-figure signing bonuses and guaranteed money. Look no further than the Atlanta Falcons recent signing of quarterback Matt Ryan - 6 yrs for $72 million - $34.75 of it guaranteed. Not only did they sign him for a huge guaranteed amount, but they also paid him more than the picks before him and more than the previous year. Most players won’t make $34.75 million in their entire career, let alone get that guaranteed without even taking a snap on the field.
Ultimately, the over-spending owners are causing these problems and forcing unnecessary grief on themselves. If I was a year-to-year Pro-Bowl caliber player and a rookie came in and made 10x what I was making, I would probably ask for a new contract as well. At the same time, an NFL contract is a contract, one that should be upheld between both parties involved.
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