Giants Suspend Super Bowl Hero Plaxico Burress

Burress has been fined dozens of times since joining the team in 2005, and he was suspended for a game earlier this season for missing a team meeting. He was also fined $45,000 by the NFL for abusing an official and throwing a ball into the stands in a game.

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(AP)

Burress has caught 244 passes for 3,681 yards and 33 touchdowns since joining the team in 2005 as a free agent.

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Associated Press Writers Colleen Long and Verena Dobnik in New York and AP Football Writer Dave Goldberg contributed to this report.

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