Burress sits, agent talks
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- July
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Plaxico Burress missed the first training camp practice on today with an ankle injury while his agent spoke with the Super Bowl champions about renegotiating his contract.
“There is no connection,†agent Drew Rosenhaus said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press when asked if Burress was sitting out because of the contract problems.
Burress, who caught a late game-winning 13-yard touchdown pass in the Super Bowl, refused to practice during a minicamp in June until the team gave him a new contract. He was fined about $25,000.
He has three years remaining his six-year, $25 million deal. He will earn $3.25 million this year, $3.5 million in 2009 and $3.75 million in 2010.
Burress refused to comment after the morning practice at the University at Albany.
Coach Tom Coughlin had said on Thursday that Burress would be limited to one practice a day because of an ankle injury but the team’s leading receiver told him this morning that he would not be able to practice.
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on Friday, July 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pm by Jeff Gold. 
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Ernie Palladino
Why does it always seem Rosenhaus clients are at the center of controversy? I want Plax to get his money, we need him, but get on the field while your agent negotiates.
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Modern-day sports! why would anyone think twice about this stuff????
Plax is just taking care of his family as the other players said the other day. In the Nfl the only way for Plax to get his money is to wait a little bit longer. It would be smarter for the team to end all this in the coming week because if they don’t this can drag out and get ugly. Plax wants to remain a Giant and continue playing here but his value has gone up and he’s not going to take this lose for the team. So, the Giants got to find a way to work this out this week. Good Luck to them. Have a great week.
This guy is a SLACKER SLACKER SLACKER. Like the kid on your youth football who didn’t have to put in the same effort at practices as everyone else because his father was the coach. He pulled this all last season. If he had an injury to his ankle why didn’t he address the situation in the off-season. No, now he can sit out practice everyday to protect his so called injury. The one that doesn’t hurt on Sundays P.S. Jack…. I wish I made the money he makes to take care of his family. That line is becoming OLD NEWS. Remember Latrell Sprewell ” Will play for food” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!