Bob Glauber of Newsday reports The Jets' owner told Boomer Esiason on this week's Boomer Esiason show that the Jets have not made any decision on wide receiver Plaxico Burress because of his uncertain legal situation and what might happen as far as discipline from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
"We don’t know what his current status, both legally and from a league standpoint, and until those are cleared up, we look at him like any other player—we look at the talent, if there is talent, which there is with Plaxico, but there is with other talent around as well," Johnson told Esiason on the show, which airs tonight on MSG. "When those two questions are answered, then we’ll proceed to the next level. Otherwise, basically it’s a holding pattern."
Burress' attorney, Benjamin Brafman, asked for and received a continuance in the case until Sept. 23. However, New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau told reporters yesterday that a grand jury will likely be seated in July, meaning Burress could go to trial in the fall. Brafman has been under the impression that any trial wouldn't take place until next spring.
You can't blame teams for not wanting him I mean its pretty much common sense that no one should want him. But you know what it is there are so many reports of teams being interested in Plaxico and he probably hears things and gets excited the sad part is the writers of those articles use words like "may" or "could".
I think there are teams that would like to sign him. While I would not rate him in the same class as TO or Moss he is at the top of the next group of WR and could start for most teams. Still I would be surprised if a team signed him before the NFL decides what to do and there is just no chance that it will be done before his legal matters are finished.
Jets in a holding pattern on Plax
Jets in a holding pattern on Plax
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