Plax to enter plea?

Plaxico Burress’ attorney has been working with Manhattan’s district attorney office for months to try to help Burress avoid any jail time.

Burress and his attorney are trying to avoid the minimum 3.5 year sentence by entering a guilty plea to third-degree criminal possession of a loaded and unlicensed weapon. However, according to Sal Paolantonio, nearly 80% of people convicted of a third degree charge still spent time behind bars.

I’m not exactly a legal expert or anything, but my initial thought is that I think Burress will get off without any time in jail. However, I still think he’ll face a suspension by the league at the start of the season.

Players expect Plax back

Osi  Umenyiora doesn’t consider himself a legal expert, but he has spoken with people who are and he expects Plaxico Burress to avoid jail time, according to the New York Post.

“I have talked to law enforcement officials and they say to me, that for a first-time offender, he would get five years probation, that’s the maximum with a first-time offender. He has one of the best lawyers money can buy and he’s a very, very good guy, no matter what you hear about him. He is a good person. Hopefully, the Lord will be on his side.”

Brandon Jacobs, one of Burress’ closest friends on the team, also said he would love to have Burress back on the team.

Giants get Thanksgiving game against Denver

The Giants and Broncos will play each other on Thanksgiving night at 8:20 ET in Denver.  The game is going to be hosted on NFL Network, but I’m assuming it’ll also be available to local markets on NBC.

Steve Smith for Braylon Edwards? I don’t think so

According to The Giants Insider, the Giants have turned down a proposed trade from the Cleveland Browns that would have brought Braylon Edwards to New York in exchange for Steve Smith and the 2nd and 5th round draft picks acquired in the Jeremy Shockey trade.

The Giants sent a counter proposal offering Mario Manningham or Domenik Hixon instead of Steve Smith in the deal, but the Browns apparently weren’t interested.

As much as I like Edwards, I think it was a good move to turn down the trade involving Steve Smith.  It wouldn’t solve our receiver problem at all; it would just change it.  Smith is a great route runner with great hands, while Edwards has had problems with dropped passes.

The thought of possibly having Plaxico Burress and Braylon Edwards would be great to watch, but of course we won’t know if Mr. Burress will be with us next season.  Burress will be in court on March 31st, so things will be much clearer then.  I wouldn’t anticipate Reese signing or trading for a receiver until we know if Plaxico will be back, so we just have to sit back and wait things out…

Percy Harvin has private workout with Giants

Yesterday, the Giants invited Florida wide receiver/running back Percy Harvin to Giants Stadium for a private workout.  The Giants say they brought him in for a “special teams workout”.  Harvin also has private workouts scheduled with the Bucs, Dolphins, Jets, Ravens, and Vikings.

Harvin was a hell of a player in high school and college and I’d love to have him on the team, but I really doubt he’ll be there with the 29th pick in the draft.  I really can’t see him as a possible replacement for Burress if he’s no longer with us next season.  Harvin is only 5′11″ and I would prefer for the Giants to get Eli a big target.  If the Giants look for a receiver in the first round of the draft I think we’ll see them pick Kenny Britt, Hakeem Nicks, or Darrius Heyward-Bey.