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      Giants release Plaxico Burress

      April 3, 2009 /

      The Giants have officially decided to release wide receiver Plaxico Burress.

      The New York Giants released Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress on Friday, a little more than four months after the talented but troubled wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the thigh in a New York City nightclub.

      Burress’ four-year tenure with the Giants was highlighted by a game-winning touchdown catch in the Super Bowl 14 months ago but it was also dogged by fines and suspensions.

      Burress’ status has been uncertain since he shot himself on Nov. 29. He faces a felony weapons charge that could put him in prison for at least 3 1/2 years if convicted.

      Some fans will be upset by this news because of what Burress did to help the Giants win the Super Bowl two years ago, but what was the team supposed to do? Sit idle why he goes through a possibly messy trial and then have to wait to see if he’ll be available to play? Why not douse the fire now before it gets out of control?

      The only potential issue for the Giants (besides the fact that they now have one of the weakest receiver units in the league) is now they don’t have much leverage in trade talks. They apparently have already talked to the Browns about Braylon Edwards and if Cleveland was willing to make a deal on draft day, they’ll certainly ask for decent compensation knowing the Giants don’t have many options. The draft is pretty deep in receiver talent, but prospects like Michael Crabtree, Jeremy Maclin, Percy Harvin and Darrius Heyward-Bey could be gone by the time New York selects in the first round (No. 29).

      It’ll be interesting to see if any of the Edwards-to-Giants trade banter starts up again after Plax’s release.

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      Report: Braylon Edwards likely to stay a Brown in 2009

      March 13, 2009 /

      According to Luke Chandler of the Akron Beacon-Journal, wide receiver Braylon Edwards is likely to remain with the Browns in 2009 despite rumors that he could be traded this offseason.

      4Braylon Edwards, WR – With the trade of Winslow, Edwards is likely going to be a Brown again in 2009, which is a free agency year for him. The team would have to get at least a first round, and multiple future picks for the Edwards trade to make any sense.

      There are a couple of wildcards in a trade scenario involving Edwards. First and foremost, new head coach Eric Mangini and GM George Kokinis have no previous ties to Edwards and as they proved with Kellen Winslow, they’re not shy about trading a key piece if the right deal came along.

      Edwards’ contract also expires at the end of the year and if Kokinis doesn’t feel that the Browns could re-sign him next offseason (if Kokinis would even want to re-sign him that is), it would make sense to get compensation now.

      Finally, the Giants are in quite the predicament with Plaxico Burress and are clearly in need of a wide receiver. One rumor that has been circulating had the Giants trading DE/OLB Mathias Kiwanuka for Edwards, although that hasn’t picked up much steam over the past couple weeks.

      But in the end, maybe Chandler is right and Edwards will remain a Brown. He certainly has a ton of talent, but he has underachieved for most of his career in Cleveland and unless he produces this season, it makes no sense for the Browns to pony up next offseason to retain him.

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      Browns shopping Braylon Edwards?

      March 5, 2009 /

      According to Rich Cimini of the New York Daily News, the Browns are reportedly shopping wide receiver Braylon Edwards.

      This rumor has been circulating for over a month, but so far nothing concrete has developed. Cimini doesn’t even go into much detail about the subject, in fact all he writes is that he got a “hot tip” that Cleveland is shopping Edwards and asks readers whether or not the Jets should be interested.

      One small rumor that developed late last week had the Browns shipping Edwards to the Giants for Mathias Kiwanuka, which on the surface makes sense. Cleveland is dying for a pass rusher and Kiwanuka, who has experience at both defensive end and linebacker, certainly fits the bill. New York is in obvious need of a wideout with the uncertainty of Plaxico Burress’s situation hanging over their heads, and is stacked with defensive linemen and linebackers after signing Chris Canty, Michael Boley and Rocky Bernard last week.

      But even with the depth they have at defensive end and linebacker, why would the Giants target Edwards? At 26 he’s still young, but he has yet to post more than one 1,000-yard and one 10-touchdown season in his four-year career. Take away his breakout 2007 season (which at this point was an obvious fluke) and he has very pedestrian numbers – not too mention he also came down with a major case of the drops last season. So again, why would the Giants give up a coveted pass-rusher in Kiwanuka (who don’t forget was a late first round pick) for a warm body in Edwards?

      If the Browns do wind up trading Edwards, it probably won’t be until draft day when they could possibly package him with picks and hope for decent compensation. Until then, speculation will run rampant but little action is sure to follow.

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