Giants Open to Return of Plaxico Burress

The New York Giants' season is over, and when they look back on this year, Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the leg will stand alone as the moment that transformed them from defending champs and No. 1 team in the league to just another postseason also ran.

But that doesn't mean the Giants are done with Burress. In fact, Giants general manager Jerry Reese said it's "absolutely" possible that Burress could be a Giant in 2009, and he told the New York Daily News that he thinks Burress is a huge part of the offense.

"Obviously it's hard to replace that," the GM said. "The guy has a presence out there and when you lose that, teams play you differently. Your margin of error is way less when you don't have a guy with that kind of presence out there. Your margin for errors goes way down so you have to capitalize on every opportunity you have."

The problem, of course, is that Burress is facing felony gun charges, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has personally gotten involved in the case and made clear that he wants Burress to spend time in prison. That means there's a very good chance that Burress won't be playing anywhere in 2009. But if Burress does play, it sounds like it's going to be with the Giants.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

1-12-2009 @ 6:48AM

Fio said...

Superbowl 42 was a FLUKE WIN!

1-12-2009 @ 11:12AM

James said...

how is a super bowl win ever a fluke?

i mean you just proved your the best team in the league and u also beat one of if not THE greatest team ever

suck it

1-12-2009 @ 6:50AM

Hopefully next time PLAXICO can put the barrel of his gun in his mouth next time & gently squeeze the TRIGGER LOL LOL LOL

1-12-2009 @ 12:40PM

Gary said...

Tom C should be fired
Eli Manning should be fired he is a baby
assico burress should be fired

I am a fan but Giants suck!11

1-12-2009 @ 12:03PM

JIMMY said...

I'm Sorry to say but, I think the Giants Have a great team. The loss of PLAXICO BURRESS was AWESOME!!! But, as far as saying TOM COUGHLIN, ELI MANNING, and PLAXICO BURRESS should be fired is a little drastic. I have seen ELI put the ball where need be many of times and the recievers have butter fingers and that be the deciding factor of the game. Sounds to me like Eli and Tom are Innocent. Oh yeah by the way I hate the GIANTS with a passion. But I have to be honest they are good. I am a hardcore Bucs fan so If any team should fire The Head Coach, Starting QB, and WR. It should be the BUCS. Getting rid of JON GRUDEN, JEFF GARCIA, and JOEY GALLOWAY. JON sucks, JEFF sucks, and JOEY is just getting too old to be fighting with injuries whic caused him to sit out most of the season and when he did play he was just too rusty. Oh screw it fire BRUCE ALLEN while you are at it. Now that is a subject worth talking about. NOT THE GIANTS.

1-12-2009 @ 8:56AM

Joe said...

Got to be kidding. This guy let his team down big time. When will they stop rewarding bad behavior in sports. I'm sick of it.

1-12-2009 @ 9:13AM

TJ said...

This is whats wrong with America... Its ok to break the law if your a hugh sports figure.... There should be a rule in all Pro Sports if your convicted of any kind of felony you are DONE for good!

1-12-2009 @ 9:28AM

sean said...

nowa days they are using celebrities as examples.

1-12-2009 @ 10:58AM

general said...

Football is WAR. You want heroes, go look at Doctors, Teacher, and Firemen, etc..... . If you are going to war you take all your best troops. You BABIES should start by raising your own kids and being positive role models for them.

1-12-2009 @ 2:47PM

GrumpyOldMan said...

As a Giants fan, I am also open to the return of Phil Simms. He couldn't look any worse than Eli.

1-12-2009 @ 5:45PM

bigflyer said...

Plax shot himself and the team bled out. The arrogance of NY (really New Joisey fans, since that former swamp is where the team plays) needed this flat, poor playing experience to remind themselves that NYC is not the capital of the world and there are good teams in the other 49 states.

Eli looked weak and Coughlin looked pretty dumb challenging that 4th down and short spot and gave away a valuable timeout.

My football life is good with the Manning brothers home making commercials instead of playing in the post season.

1-12-2009 @ 6:06PM

sram said...

As a life long g-men fan, over 45 years, this team played with heart, i was not a fan of eli in the beginning, but he led us to a super bowl in his fourth year. But as martin needed lewis, cher needed sonny, eli needed plax, together they were
unbeatable, ask philly who signed asante samuel
just to try and guard plax.

1-12-2009 @ 9:16PM

Sports Fan said...

What if Plax gets off? Then there is no legal (read no criminal record) reason not to take him back. The Giants are waiting for the legal process to run its course. Just what if he's exonerated? Jerry Reese is a wise man to allow this to all play out.