Agent is Shopping Three Top Wideouts
An agent for the troubled Giants wideout apparently wants out of New York. The agent for Plaxico Burress, Drew Rosenhaus, sent an e-mail to the NFL’s teams earlier this week letting them know that Burress was one of his three clients who wants to be traded, an NFL executive told The Associated Press on Thursday. The e-mail was supposed to remain private. But The Star-Ledger of Newark reported Wednesday that Rosenhaus was offering Burress’ services to the highest bidder. The executive, who asked to remain anonymous since he has to deal with Rosenhaus, said in his e-mail that the agent had three “players DESIRING a trade.” The other two players? Anquan Boldin of the NFC champion Arizona Cardinals and Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals, The Associated Press reports.

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NFL player sidelined indefinitely after facial surgery. Cardinals’ wide receiver Anquan Boldin will sit out indefinitely following a surgeon’s operation on the fractured sinus he suffered last week. Jets’ safety Eric Smith, who injured Boldin in a helmet-to-helmet hit, meanwhile, is appealing his punishment after he was fined $50,000 and suspended for the violation. Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhut says the surgeon who operated on Boldin performed the same procedure on a hockey player who returned to the ice 10 days later.

Anquan Boldin’s pass defender is fined $50,000.

NFL receiver Anquan Boldin is recovering from a helmet-to-helmet hit that sidelined him in a Sunday game versus the New York Jets. The Arizona Cardinals’ Boldin was immobilized and carted off the field before being checked out for injuries at a hospital. Cardinals Coach Ken Whisenhunt wants the league to review the play for violations. Jets safety Eric Smith, who delivered the hit to Boldin, has been suspended for a game and fined $50,000 for the indiscretion. NCAA player Dante Love was temporarily paralyzed in a recent game and is recovering from an injury after a similar helmet-to-helmet collision.