Plaxico Burress boggles my mind. Burress, Eli Manning's favorite target, was suspended for two weeks for violating team rules and will miss the Giants' next game, Oct. 5 against the Seahawks. Burress is believed to have skipped a team meeting Monday while handling what agent Drew Rosenhaus said was a family emergency, which is ridiculous. The guy needs to get his head screwed on straight as he is going to wreck what could be an outstanding run for the Giants and for him to be seen as one of the best receivers that has come along in recent memory.

Burress is such an enigma. I have had the chance to watch him while rooting for the Steelers; unfortunately he always drove me nuts. On one play he would like an 8th Grader that just hit puberty and has no coordination at all while dropping easy passes. Then on the next play he would make an acrobatic catch that occupies the highlight reel on Sports Center. I am sure he drives Giants fans nuts that way, just like he drove Steelers fans nuts.

Since coming out of Michigan State he has been involved in a slew of family emergencies and wild nights out that get caught in the press. He has had alcohol problems in Cleveland and Virginia Beach. Not to mention that party he threw was a party he threw during the season in Pittsburgh where Cleveland Browns defensive end Gerard Warren got caught with an unlicensed gun that was loaded.

Look we all know Burress has been through some hard times with his mother passing, but this guy is wasting such great talent. I am first to say I love watching him play, but he needs an intervention. I really hope he has a good excuse for missing practice. If the kid ever took football seriously I can only imagine how good he could be.