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According to a report by Gary Myers of the New York Daily News, Burress would still be forced to miss substantial time, though.
Myers cites "sources" as saying that Goodell would suspend Burress for at least eight games, and possibly longer.
Eight games actually seems about right -- between Stallworth's sentence and Michael Vick's maximum six-game suspension, an eight-gamer for Burress would make sense.
This is probably all moot at this point. It's hard to envision any team taking a run at Burress for 2009, especially since that team would be planning for Week 9 and beyond. That creates a Catch-22 of sorts: Only a playoff team would deem Burress' acquisition worthwhile for half a season, but why would a likely playoff team mess with its lineup by adding a major distraction in?
Plaxico's going to have to explore other options, I'd guess, which probably means the UFL. He's got a mess waiting for him in the NFL, and it doesn't appear set to go away any time soon.
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