Sep 25th 2008 1:25PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Giants, NFC East
A day after the Giants suspended Plaxico Burress for two weeks, the wide receiver and his agent Drew Rosenhaus have requested “an immediate hearing with the NFL Players Association to get Burress reinstated and not have him miss any games.”

Apparently, to hear Rosenhaus explain it, there was a “lack of communication” between his client and the Giants. Which is one characterization, I suppose; the organization claims that Burress failed to show up for work on Monday, didn’t call to inform anyone of his plans, and didn’t answer his phone. Yes, I’d say that’s a lack of communication.

But Rosenhaus feels it’s not reason enough to suspend Burress, who will lose $235,294 as a result just a few weeks after signing a shiny, new contract.Continue Reading