Plaxico Burress is deathly afraid of going to jail. Bob Papa, one of the hosts of Sirius NFL Radio’s The Opening Drive, spoke on the subject today. “This is what I’ve been told and what I’ve heard,” Papa said on the air. “They worked out something where they had it down to about a three-month jail term with actually only two months served and about 1,500 hours of community service. And I think his lawyers felt that they had a pretty good deal. He doesn’t want to go to jail at all. He shot down the deal. He does not want to go to jail at all. So now coming up in another couple of weeks we’re gonna find out what’s gonna happen. But my guess is that the city of New York is not gonna back off any kind of jail time. “Evidently, he’s gonna have to go to Ryker’s Island,” Papa added. “He’s deathly afraid of going. If he would have just taken the deal when it originally was offered it would all be over with by now. But supposedly the community service hours and the jail time are not appealing to him. He does not understand that he is not in any kind of position of leverage. He has no leverage. He, not his representatives, he thinks he has leverage.”
Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin, who has been at odds with the team regarding his contract and had expressed a desire to be traded, did not attend Wednesday’s voluntary organized team activities at the club’s Tempe training facility, and coach Ken Whisenhunt said it was unclear whether anything has changed.
Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin was working at both the X and Z receiver positions. During the post-draft mini-camp, he primarily played the X spot but his repertoire is increasing as the camps go on. He has also spent some time inside at the slot as well.
Packers WR Donald Driver has been MIA lately because he wants the team to sweeten his contract. Driver, 34, has two years remaining on his contract, which calls for a $3.9 million base salary this season and a $4 million base salary in 2010.
Colts CB Marlin Jackson remains on the fast track to recover from a knee injury that ended his 2008 season. “I’ve been blessed so far being able to heal up faster than everybody thought I would,” said Jackson, who tore two ligaments in his right knee, during an Oct. 29 practice.
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