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[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/sports/football/27burress.html[/url]
Burress Will Not Start Against Steelers
Published: October 26, 2008
PITTSBURGH — Giants receiver Plaxico Burress will not start Sunday against the Steelers in a matchup of two 5-1 teams at Heinz Field, the Giants announced.
Burress missed a therapy session on Saturday was being punished by the team. The decision by Coach Tom Coughlin was announced by a team spokesman and was the latest in a series of issues concerning Burress, who caught the game-winning pass in the Super Bowl against New England last season and signed a five-year, $35 million contract hours before the opening of the regular season in September.
Last week, Burress was fined $45,000 by the N.F.L. for arguing with an official about a pass interference call ($20,000), speaking negatively about the official after the game ($20,000) and throwing a football into the stands at Giants Stadium ($5,000) after scoring a touchdown during a victory over San Francisco.
Earlier this season, the team suspended Burress for one game and two weeks of practice for missing a team meeting. He was injured last week when tackled by the 49ers and missed two days of practice to treat a sore shoulder and neck. On one of those days, Burress went to a hospital for tests.
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[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/sports/football/27burress.html[/url]
Burress Will Not Start Against Steelers
Published: October 26, 2008
PITTSBURGH — Giants receiver Plaxico Burress will not start Sunday against the Steelers in a matchup of two 5-1 teams at Heinz Field, the Giants announced.
Burress missed a therapy session on Saturday was being punished by the team. The decision by Coach Tom Coughlin was announced by a team spokesman and was the latest in a series of issues concerning Burress, who caught the game-winning pass in the Super Bowl against New England last season and signed a five-year, $35 million contract hours before the opening of the regular season in September.
Last week, Burress was fined $45,000 by the N.F.L. for arguing with an official about a pass interference call ($20,000), speaking negatively about the official after the game ($20,000) and throwing a football into the stands at Giants Stadium ($5,000) after scoring a touchdown during a victory over San Francisco.
Earlier this season, the team suspended Burress for one game and two weeks of practice for missing a team meeting. He was injured last week when tackled by the 49ers and missed two days of practice to treat a sore shoulder and neck. On one of those days, Burress went to a hospital for tests.
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