Plaxico Burress, WR, Free Agent

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Jets | Unlikely to sign Burress
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:04:17 -0700

Mark Cannizzaro, of the New York Post, reports the New York Jets likely will not sign unrestricted free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants), according to ESPN's John Clayton.

Bears | Urlacher not surprised team not pursuing Burress
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:09:42 -0700

Vaughn McClure, of the Chicago Tribune, reports Chicago Bears LB Brian Urlacher said he would welcome unrestricted free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants) but is not surprised that the team has pulled back in their pursuit since Burress could face a lengthy suspension. "My first thought with [Burress] was, would he even be able to play this year? You have to wonder how long you're going to have him or when he's going to be available. [But] he's a great receiver [and] I would have been open to it," Urlacher said.

Bears | Unlikely to pursue Burress
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:51:32 -0700

Kevin Seifert, of ESPN.com, reports the Chicago Bears likely will not pursue unrestricted free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants), according to ESPN's John Clayton.

NFL | Burress may be suspended indefinitely
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:12:10 -0700

Jason Cole, of Yahoo! Sports, reports the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is leaning toward indefinitely suspending unrestricted free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants), according to sources. Goodell is apparently upset at Burress' refusal to accept jail time as part of his plea bargain in his felony gun trial, according to a league source.

Buccaneers | Not interested in Burress
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:16:36 -0700

Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik indicated the team has no interest in signing free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants) at this time. The team is looking for receviers to back up starting WRs Antonio Bryant and Michael Clayton. "We're going to let Brian Clark, Maurice Stovall and even Dexter M. Jackson compete and go from there," Dominik said.

NFL | Five teams interested in Burress
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:27:41 -0700

Drew Rosenhaus, agent for unrestricted free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants), reports on his Twitter page that five teams are showing interest in Burress and expects more teams to show interest in the next few weeks.

NFL | Reviewing Burress' incidents
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:07:13 -0700

ESPNews reports the NFL is currently reviewing the incidents surrounding unrestricted free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants).

NFL | Goodell to come down hard on Burress?
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:29:14 -0700

Michael Lombardi, of the National Football Post, reports of the teams who might be interest in free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants), all of them are concerned about the ruling from commissioner Roger Goodell. Teams feel Goodell will come down hard on Burress and are fearful that he might not be able to play this season.

Jets | Waiting to see what happens with Burress' legal issues
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:21:00 -0700

ESPNews reports New York Jets owner Woody Johnson said during an interview on Boomer Esiason's radio show that the Jets are waiting to see what happens with unrestricted free-agent WR Plaxico Burress' (Giants) legal situation before deciding on whether to pursue him.

Bears | Not ruling out idea of adding Burress
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:21:05 -0700

Brad Biggs, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith would not rule out the possibility of signing unrestricted free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants), but said the team can win with the receivers that are on the roster now.

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