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Antonio Pierce's role with the Giants hasn't changed -- and isn't expected to any time soon.

The middle linebacker is being investigated by police for his role in teammate Plaxico Burress' accidental shooting of himself at a Manhattan nightclub, but Pierce was back at work at Giants Stadium Wednesday and is preparing to play Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.

"He is practicing," coach Tom Coughlin said, "and I fully expect that he will continue."

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Discussion about Plaxico Burress, the Giants, and an Eagles preview

Giants beat writer Mike Garafolo and reporter Jenny Vrentas talk about the Giants' reaction to the Plaxico Burress incident. The team is applauded for suspending him. The pair also preview the Eagles game. Video by Chris Faytok/The Star-Ledger.

Everything was dissected Wednesday, from the way the Giants players bounced around the indoor practice facility to the tone of their answers about Plaxico Burress' suspension for the remainder of the season.

Even the quietness of the locker room, which was likely due to the fact most players were elsewhere eating or lifting at the time, was presented as evidence this team was in mourning for a player who divorced himself from the organization with a self-inflicted bullet wound Saturday night in a Manhattan nightclub.

"It's not (quiet)," guard Chris Snee said to interrupt one reporter's question. "But go ahead."

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Giants VP of communications Pat Hanlon released a statement a few minuts ago in response to a report in today's New York Post about a doctor being summoned to the emergency room to treat Plaxico Burress on Friday night. The report states it's unclear who made the call to the doctor. Here's the Giants' statement from Hanlon to clarify the situation on their end:

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The NFL Players' Association will soon be coming to Plaxico Burress' defense.

"The NFLPA is still reviewing the actions taken by the New York Giants relating to Plaxico Burress, but we intend to file a grievance challenging those actions, as we believe that Burress' rights have been violated under the CBA," the union said in a statement this afternoon.

It's unclear exactly how his rights were violated in the NFLPA's eyes. That's surely to be determined once the grievance is filed. This could be a long and ugly battle.

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Plaxico Burress ordeal aside, the New York Giants remain atop Sports Illustrated's power rankings list. In fact, writer Don Banks says the team may be better off without him. Continue reading "Without Plax, Giants still top Sports Illustrated's power rankings" »

The Eagles are gameplanning to try and stop the Giants' running game this Sunday, according to this report on philly.com.

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The day after the Giants learned they'll be without receiver Plaxico Burress for the rest of the season as a result of Saturday's incident when he accidentally shot himself in the thigh, "it's already a dead issue" in the locker room, DE Mathias Kiwanuka said.

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OK, so Plaxico Burress is gone for the rest of the season. SI.com's Peter King tries to look past the biggest story of the past few days and focus on what might keep the Giants from a second-straight Super Bowl title. What roadblocks to you see?

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It's Wednesday and the Giants have moved on to the Eagles. I, however, have the luxury of taking my sweet time and looking back if I so choose. And since you asked so nicely (eye roll), I'm going to give a quick game review of Sunday's win over the Redskins. Quick, because the Plax situation put me way behind this week.

GAME BALLS (minus the explanation for brevity's sake)
QB Eli Manning, WRs Amani Toomer and Domenik Hixon, RB Derrick Ward, S Michael Johnson, CBs Corey Webster and Aaron Ross, DT Barry Cofield, DE Justin Tuck, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, DT Jeremy Clark and Redskins LB London Fletcher.

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Giants coach Tom Coughlin said he used two words when addressing his team about the Plaxico Burress situation Saturday morning and today: sadness and disappointment.

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12:07 p.m. UPDATE Travonti Johnson has been signed. He was on the practice field today. The team will announce his signing later.

Plaxico Burress' roster spot has already been filled.

The Giants signed DT Leger Douzable off their own practice squad. The 6-4, 305-pound Douzable was an undrafted free agent with the Vikings this season and was cut at the end of training camp. The Giants signed him to their practice squad in September.

Continue reading "New York Giants fill Burress' roster spot with a DT" »

While so many New York Giants fans have spent the last few days piling on Plaxico Burress, Giants legend and NFL Hall of Famer Harry Carson says Big Blue should stick with Burress. Continue reading "Giants legend Harry Carson supports a Burress return, report says" »

The New York Giants' Plaxico Burress isn't the only one suspended after the Giants WR accidentally shot himself (here's the Star-Ledger's coverage of the suspension). According to nypost.com, a doctor who aided Plax and failed to report the incident to authorities has been suspended. Continue reading "Doctor who treated Plaxico Burress suspended, report says" »

He had a diamond-studded Super Bowl ring on his finger, one earned from his awe-inspiring performances in the playoffs.

Continue reading "Fall from stardom serves as lesson for New York Giants' Burress" »

LOOKING BACK

Derrick Ward is working toward a big pay day. Due to become a free agent at the end of this season after signing a one-year deal with the Giants during the offseason, Ward has seen his value continue to rise as he shows off a skill set that could make him coveted by teams looking for a No. 1 running back.

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Antonio Pierce didn't stop to talk to reporters outside Giants Stadium Tuesday, but the Giants linebacker will speak with authorities soon, according to his lawyer.

Michael Bachner said his office has been in communication with the New York Police Department and the New York County District Attorney's Office to schedule a time for them to interview Pierce, who is under investigation by police for his role in teammate Plaxico Burress' accidental shooting of himself in the thigh early Saturday morning in New York.

"It is our intention to cooperate fully in their investigation," Bachner said. "We'll continue to do everything in that regard."

Continue reading "Attorney 'confident' New York Giants' Pierce will be cleared of wrongdoing" »

Plaxico Burress drove his gray custom van out of the parking lot at Giants Stadium Tuesday afternoon, speeding past reporters and photographers on his way to the highway.

The hurried departure may well have been the wide receiver's final exit from the Meadowlands as a member of the Giants, the team he helped lead to a Super Bowl victory 10 months ago.

Three days after Burress accidentally shot himself with an illegal handgun in a Manhattan nightclub - and one day after police charged him with two felony counts - Giants officials placed him on the non-football injury list, making him ineligible to play for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs.

Continue reading "New York Giants suspend Burress, place him on non-football injury list" »

If the Giants are going to make a roster move involving WR Plaxico Burress, it apparently won't come today.

The team made only one move today - signing DB Travonti Johnson to the practice squad, according to someone who's seen the official NFL transaction report. If that name sounds familiar, give yourself a gold star because Johnson was an undrafted free agent from Central Florida the Giants signed in 2007. He was waived during training camp and has been unsigned since then. Johnson will take the place of DT Jeremy Clark, who was signed to the active roster on Saturday.

Still waiting on word from Burress. There could be a statement from the team shortly, I'm told.

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About six hours after he arrived, WR Plaxico Burress left Giants Stadium. He departed quickly in the van which brought him, blowing past reporters without stopping to talk.

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Plaxico Burress was not the only Giants receiver involved in a gun crime last week. Steve Smith, his second-year teammate, was held up at gunpoint and robbed of his jewelry outside his Clifton townhouse last week, a Clifton police captain confirmed Tuesday.

Continue reading "Giants receiver Steve Smith had been robbed at gunpoint in Clifton, police confirm" »

Giants WR Plaxico Burress turned himself in yesterday -- and Giants Director of Player Development Charles Way and Vice President of Medical Services Ronnie Barnes came to the precinct yesterday to offer more information -- but the NYPD is still waiting for more information from the individuals and parties who know what transpired the night Burress accidentally shot himself.

Continue reading "NYPD still seeking information on multiple fronts after Plaxico Burress gun incident" »

Michael Bachner, the lawyer representing Giants LB Antonio Pierce, said his office has been in contact with the New York Police Department and New York County District Attorney's Office, but defended his client's actions on the night teammate Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself with his gun.

Continue reading "Antonio Pierce's lawyer: Pierce did not break any laws" »

Giants RB Brandon Jacobs' hit on Washington safety LaRon Landry is on blogger Angry T's list of top 15 football hits so far this season. Angry does a nice job coming up with the vid of these hits, and to make the case for Jacobs here's the video to refresh your memory:

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LB Antonio Pierce drove past reporters near the East Gate of Giants Stadium just after 12:30 p.m. Teammate Plaxico Burress is still inside.

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Even with the Plaxico Burress situation hovering over the Giants, the team is still paying attention to its daily duties as an NFL franchise. The Giants have been conducting workouts with players they could potentially sign to a futures contract in January -- or possibly to take Jeremy Clark's vacated spot on the practice squad.

The only name I've heard so far is Tyler Palko, the former Pitt quarterback.

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Giants LB Antonio Pierce and RB Ahmad Bradshaw arrived at Giants Stadium shortly after WR Plaxico Burress this morning. Bradshaw came in through the normal players' entrance, but Pierce saw the pen of media members waiting at that entrance while driving up Stadium Road and detoured to go in through the Giants' offices at the North Gate.

Perhaps the three players, who were all at the Latin Quarter Friday night, are here together to meet with team and league officials. But several other players have been at the stadium this morning, so we can't say for sure.

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With all of the papers and tabloids gunning after clever headlines (see?), it's easy for rolling eyes to overlook the opinions expressed by columnists as they tackle the Plaxico Burress gun incident. Continue reading "Columnists weigh in on Plaxico Burress" »

If Giants WR Plaxico Burress didn't report to Giants Stadium today, he would have been fined, because he is an injured player -- he had a hamstring injury in addition to the gunshot wound -- requiring treatment. He avoided that penalty this morning, by arriving in East Rutherford before 10 a.m. and entering the stadium through the West Gate.

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Giants RB Derrick Ward, who has been mentioned in several reports as having accompanied Plaxico Burress and Antonio Pierce to the Latin Quarter night club on Friday, is no longer a person of interest to the NYPD, according to his agent, Peter Schaffer.

Schaffer said Ward told the police he was at a Thanksgiving-weekend charity event on Madison Ave. earlier on Friday night. Schaffer said the NYPD checked out Ward's alibi - even looking at the video surveillance footage of the event - and agreed Ward was not with Burress at the time of the incident.

An NYPD spokesman declined comment, saying he couldn't speak about an ongoing investigation.

Continue reading "Agent: New York Giants' Ward in the clear on Burress incident" »

Antonio Pierce has always taken pride in being the ultimate teammate and leader during his NFL career. Now the Giants can only hope he didn't take that responsibility too far. Continue reading "Loyal to a fault, New York Giants' Antonio Pierce learning a tough lesson" »

As an injured player -- he had a hamstring injury in addition to the gunshot wound -- Plaxico Burress is required by the team to go to Giants Stadium today for treatment. If not, he's subject to yet another fine.

Burress was excused Monday because of his hearing, but plenty of Giants players were at the stadium on what could have been a day off to get some extra workouts, film study and treatments. As they left the building in the afternoon, they encountered three reporters and a television camera crew. A few of the players stopped to chat, but none of them wanted to address the Burress situation.

Continue reading "Coverage by media will test New York Giants' focus" »

NEW YORK -- Just four days ago, the biggest question surrounding Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress was whether or not his strained hamstring would allow him to play last Sunday. How things had changed by Monday, when Burress spent seven hours in Manhattan as the focal point of police, criminal court, politicians, media and the craning necks of swarms of onlookers.

Continue reading "New York Giants WR Plaxico Burress facing two felony charges" »

So what does Plaxico Burress stand to lose if the Giants place him on the non-football injury list and cut him after the season? Nearly $32 million, according to an agent who looked at his contract Monday and broke it down payment by payment:

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The Giants did not avoid being targeted by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's strong words on the day Plaxico Burress was charged with two counts of felony weapons possession.

Continue reading "NYC mayor takes Giants to task, and Giants respond" »