For Burress, Giants it's about the money
by Ed Valentine on Feb 7, 2009 10:07 AM EST
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PrintPlaxico Burress and the New York Giants are fighting over money.
The players union filed legal briefs Friday, FOXSports.com has learned, in order to help Burress with a grievance he filed against the Giants. As a result of those filings, the extent of the actions the Giants took against Burress after he accidentally shot himself in November are coming to light.
The briefs, which were viewed by FOXSports.com, showed the Giants sent Burress a letter in December saying they were trying to recoup and withhold previous bonus money and future monies that could reach several million dollars. In fact, the Giants are looking to go after a portion of Burress' potential earnings up to the next four years and that includes a whopping 14 future escalators the Giants now think Burress should no longer be eligible to cash in on.
The Giants contend Burress defaulted on his contract as a result of his actions this past season.
Burress later filed his grievance to block the Giants from recouping the money.
The two sides will continue to battle even as Burress deals with his legal issues stemming from a Manhattan nightclub incident in which he shot himself in the thigh. Burress, 31, was arrested in late November on an illegal-gun charge.
That doesn't sound like two sides trying to work out a way for Burress to continue his career as a Giant. That sounds like two sides trying to figure out what it will cost when they go their separate ways.
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"...separate ways." Like it or not,
That’s what it looks like.
I don't know.
Sounds to me like two sides trying to protect their interests in light of an unknown future. I wouldn’t read too much into it.
In the event Plax gets serious jail time or an extended suspension from the NFL, the Giants can proceed as above. If neither of those things happen and he’s cleared to come back, and the Giants decide they want him back, and he wants to come back, then all of the above can be easily dropped or renegotiated.
Save the neck for me, Clark.
Can't deny the possibility of what you say becoming a reality,
but it requires four “ifs” being activated in a particular way, making it look like a long shot.
If they were going to separate then why would the Giants care about future
escalators? Wouldn’t they just determine the breach of his deal and pursue voiding Burress’ contract?
It seems to me like the Giants are trying to restructure his deal by eliminating his bonus money and performance clauses to lower the total value of his contract.
Could be, but an argument could be made that if they can get rid of the escalators
it would provide an incentive for Plax not to fight the voiding of the contract. All very subtle and opaque. Still, on the surface at least, and applying Occam’s Razor, Ed’s evaluation remains the most elegant.
How long until Plaxico is playing for the Redskins?
I think its only a matter of time.
"If your good at something never do it for free." - The Joker
What kind of message
would the team be sending to the kids who watch this game and dream of being NFL stars if all the dumb things Plaxico did led to his being able to thumb his nose at all the rules he broke that incurred many thousands of dollars of fines? The message would be, if you are talented, the rules don’t apply to you.
I’m sorry, but as much as want the Giants to win, I can’t swallow that. Trade him to the Cowboys or whoever else wants him. We’ll survive without him. It’s simple….if Plaxico gets his way there will be many more just like him to deal with later. Better to hold the line now even though it may hurt us on the field. Sometimes it takes courage to do the right thing but it still needs to be done. It was correct to get rid of Shockey and it’s the right thing to do with Plaxico.
by giant fan since 57 on Feb 8, 2009 5:52 AM EST reply actions
That's how I see it, 57.
It might not be in the team’s best short-term interests. The operative word is might. Ihe current Giants are basically a blue collar squad with a TEAM that surpasses its INDIVIDUAL components. There’s no room for a prima donna in that kind of an organization. WOD, it’s what’s best in the long run.
Agreed
Ahh, the wise voices of the old-timers. This is what I want, for the Giants not to sell out to talent and to remain a first-class, do things the right way, organization. Bring Plax back, and we pretty much just lump ourselves in with the Cowboys, Bengals and anyone else who values talent over character.
I know Plax broke a very serious law
and also hasn’t been an ideal team man, at all. Having said that, I still think there’s been no evidence of nefarious motives on his part, just a lot of immaturity. If, as his teammates say, he’s a better man for all of this, and the team is ready to take him back, I wouldn’t be offended. I’d be holding my breath until he proved he was what we hope he can be, but I wouldn’t be offended by the decision.
Save the neck for me, Clark.
yeah
i still fail to see the connection between plax playing for the giants next year and the abandonment of any shred of principle the giants front office may have. its not like he and some friends stabbed some guy to death like ray lewis, who then won the superbowl MVP the following year. what plax did really isnt that big of a deal and whatever the giants decide isnt going to change any longer term behavior of nfl players, on the giants or other teams. theyre still going to go to clubs and some of them still will carry guns illegally. i doubt very many will carry guns in the waistband of their sweatpants anymore but thats probably it. either way, i’d much prefer winning with guys like plax then losing for some naive notion of character. but thats just me.
HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.
I think it is all going to be moot
The biggest likelihood is that Plax is going to jail, and will not be available,
But here is a thought to consider: Suppose Plax does go to jail this year, but then gets out in one year, and shows up at Giants training camp in 2010. He will have “paid his debt”
The Giants then will want the maximum leverage. Again, I don;t know how being in jail affects the contract. It could void it. OTOH, it could be treated as though he had an off season injury.
Finally, in all this I am sure Reese needs to consider the salary cap implications. Remember a cut in July is different from a cut in March
In 2010 won't Plaxico be 34?
Who knows who will be playing big for us then. Who would have thought that the Falcons would be able to ignore Vick’s potential comeback because of the outstanding play of Matt Ryan? When you sit on the sidelines the game passes you by.
kendynamo….I disagree. Plaxico has been fined 50 times in his short career. Read this from last September….
If you’d prefer winning with guys like Plaxico you might want to consider the Cowboys and how that attitude has hurt their team.
by giant fan since 57 on Feb 9, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions
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