The Giants have released wide receiver Plaxico Burress. This came as a surprise since the Giants had said they were going to hang in there with him during his trial. Obviously they see the writing on the wall.
It looks like Burress is heaed to doing some jail time and the fact that his trial has been backed up to June, makes his playing this year a major question mark.
“I am an optimist, and I believe most situations can be worked out,” said General Manager Jerry Reese. “We hung in there as long as we could in hopes that there could be a resolution to this situation other than the decision we made today to release Plaxico. It wasn’t to be, so now we have to move on. Like everybody else here, we want nothing but the best for Plaxico, and we are appreciative of the contributions he made to this franchise.”
Plaxico’s contribution to our championship season in 2007 can never be underestimated or undervalued,” said Head Coach Tom Coughlin. “He displayed tremendous determination throughout that season. Having said that, I have always been as concerned about Plaxico as a man as I have been about him as a player, and my hope is that everything that has happened over the past several months represents a turning point. He is a young man with a family who has a whole lifetime ahead of him, and I personally wish him and his family well.”
The Giants can say whatever they want to say but they're not any where near being as good of a football team without Burress as they are with him.
if he wasn't so important to their success they would have cut him a long time ago.
You know what will be the main quest of New York from now until after the draft. They want to acquire a big physical number one receiver who will be an easy target for Eli Manning. Notice how Manning struggled with Burress.
