Burress has a 'Problem with Time or Something'

For a guy who is coming off a suspension imposed by his own team, New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress sure doesn't sound like a guy who was humbled much by his involuntary time off.

“It was just a situation I had to deal with that morning, and I made the right decision,” Burress said during a conference call. “I don’t have any regrets about the decision I made at all.

“That was the decision they chose to do. I’ll take it at that. I’m not going to lose any sleep over it. I got me some rest and was able to get away for a while and chill out and relax. Things like that happen. I’ll keep moving forward and get back to doing what I do: catching footballs, scoring touchdowns and get back to work...”

“...Some of the demands they ask me to do, I just don’t meet,” Burress continued. “Maybe I have a problem with time or something, I don’t know. I haven’t been able to quite put my finger on it. Does it really bother or affect me? No. When it’s times to step on the field and play, that’s what I do.”

Problem is, it's also Burress' job to be in certain places at certain times throughout the week. Like practice and team meetings. And it's his job to make sure the team knows when he can't be where he is supposed to be.

He claims a family emergency was to blame for this particular incident, and suggests he was in the right... this time. And we agree that family comes first. Had this been an isolated incident, the team most likely would have been more forgiving if he, in fact, had a legitimate excuse. But earlier reports suggest Burress has been fined 40 to 50 times since joining the Giants in 2005 for a variety of infractions. With that type of track record, some sort of disciplinary action above and beyond a simple fine was probably long overdue.

For Burress to return with a stick up his butt, however, making disrespectful comments about how he didn't lose any sleep over being benched doesn't help his case with the team and his teammates.

It will be interesting to see if this drives a wedge between him and the club that eventually turns into a Terrell Owens type battle of wills.

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