Plaxico Burress Deal May Be Close
Ralph Vacchiano over at The Blue Screen pointed out that Drew Rosenhaus was in Albany today along with his brother Jason. Both of them were in town to try and wrap up Plaxico Burress‘ new deal. Drew said, “We’re still in discussions with the Giants and there’s nothing to report at this time. I’m sure we’ll spend the night talking with the Giants and into tomorrow. This is the third time we’ve been up here. We’re certainly working as hard as we can to get this done.” Vacchiano pointed out that, “Rosenhaus doesn’t usually swoop into town until it’s time to close a deal.” Then I can also argue that Rosenhaus thought they were close to a new deal three times already since he said has has been to Albany three times. Ralph also wrote that, “The Giants, wary of all the injuries Burress has suffered in the past year, were not willing to approach the Terrell Owens-like salaries their top receiver was demanding, and as a result the talks essentially broke off.” That took place a few weeks ago, but I believe the Giants have a right to be concerned with Plaxico’s injury. I can also point out that Burress wasn’t very productive in his first two seasons as a Giant. He had an outstanding third year on one leg so he gets tons of credit for that. The Giants could also argue that Burress should have 2 out of 3 good years to deserve a raise. After 3 years, how do you ask for a new contract where you didn’t play up to your capabilities for 2 out of 3 years? That doesn’t happen in the real world. Burress wasn’t the only one not living up to their potential prior to 2007 though. The Giants had a bunch of offensive weapons, and only Tiki delivered. As a fan, Plaxico disappointed me a lot in his first two seasons with the Giants so he had to deliver the way he did in 2007 to get some fans in his corner. If he continued to watch balls get intercepted when thrown his way in 2007 then he may have been run out of town with Shockey. I give him all the credit in the world for 2007, but it is only one year in terms of Giants years. Anyway, he may end up getting his deal tomorrow.
