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The agent for Plaxico Burress reportedly is shopping the embattled New York Giants wide receiver around the league, and the team is none too pleased.
Citing multiple sources close to the situation, the Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., reported on its Web site that Drew Rosenhaus sent e-mail to every NFL team earlier this week indicating Burress could be had via a trade.
According to the Star-Ledger, the sources said the e-mail contained a list of Rosenhaus' free-agent and draft-eligible clients and three clients identified as tradeable -- Burress, Anquan Boldin of the Cardinals and Chad Johnson of the Bengals.
A Giants spokesman told the Star-Ledger that general manager Jerry Reese had "nothing to say" about the report. Rosenhaus did not return a call or an e-mail from the newspaper.
The 31-year-old Burress' future with the team has been in question since he accidentally shot himself in the leg last November inside the Latin Quarter restaurant/club in midtown Manhattan. Burress was suspended for the final four games of the regular season and did not play in New York's playoff game.
The NFL Players' Association has filed two grievances against the Giants on behalf of Burress, claiming the team violated the collective bargaining agreement by placing him on the reserve-non-football injury list, suspending him and fining him for conduct detrimental to the team.
One source told the Star-Ledger that Giants assistant GM Kevin Abrams informed the rest of the league that the team had not given Rosenhaus the authority to pursue a trade on Burress' behalf. Another source told the paper that Rosenhaus sent a second e-mail Tuesday to tell teams he doesn't have permission to see a trade for Burress, Boldin or Johnson.
Citing multiple sources close to the situation, the Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., reported on its Web site that Drew Rosenhaus sent e-mail to every NFL team earlier this week indicating Burress could be had via a trade.
According to the Star-Ledger, the sources said the e-mail contained a list of Rosenhaus' free-agent and draft-eligible clients and three clients identified as tradeable -- Burress, Anquan Boldin of the Cardinals and Chad Johnson of the Bengals.
A Giants spokesman told the Star-Ledger that general manager Jerry Reese had "nothing to say" about the report. Rosenhaus did not return a call or an e-mail from the newspaper.
The 31-year-old Burress' future with the team has been in question since he accidentally shot himself in the leg last November inside the Latin Quarter restaurant/club in midtown Manhattan. Burress was suspended for the final four games of the regular season and did not play in New York's playoff game.
The NFL Players' Association has filed two grievances against the Giants on behalf of Burress, claiming the team violated the collective bargaining agreement by placing him on the reserve-non-football injury list, suspending him and fining him for conduct detrimental to the team.
One source told the Star-Ledger that Giants assistant GM Kevin Abrams informed the rest of the league that the team had not given Rosenhaus the authority to pursue a trade on Burress' behalf. Another source told the paper that Rosenhaus sent a second e-mail Tuesday to tell teams he doesn't have permission to see a trade for Burress, Boldin or Johnson.
