The New York Giants have suspended WR Plaxico Burress for 2 weeks, and with the Giants on bye this week, that will equate to 1 game.
Burress supposedly skipped a meeting on Monday, and then didn't answer his phone yesterday. When he met with the team today, his behavior the past two days was not tolerated, and he was notified of his suspension. He will not be allowed to practice with the team over the next two weeks, and he will not play in week 5, when the Giants come off of their week 4 bye.
Fantasy Impact: If you had week 4 in your "When Burress Does Something Retarded" pool, you win! His fantasy owners can't be pleased as he'll miss week 5, so continue using whoever his replacement on your fantasy team was in week 4, or go pick up Steve Smith. I think Smith would have a fine game in Burress' place. He's certainly not the deep threat Burress is, but he's a very good possession receiver with a bit of field stretching ability. Downgrade Eli's matchup without his top target as I would expect the Giants to run more often. *edit* The Giants said that they'll keep Steve Smith in the slot with Dominick Hixon moving outside, which makes sense as Hixon's skill set is more of a vertical threat anyways. I'd only gamble on Smith/Hixon if your WR depth is depleted by injuries/bye weeks.
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