There's a good reason why the Giants won't rule out a Plaxico reunion -- because they're meeting with him later today to discuss the possibility of a return.
That news was broken earlier tonight when a source told Daily News columnist Gary Myers that Burress, the disgraced Super Bowl hero, was on his way back to his New Jersey home in anticipation of a meeting with Giants officials.
It is believed that meeting will take place later today. However, there is some confusion about the timeline. Some have interpreted the new NFL rules to be that teams can talk to, but not visit with unrestricted free agents from other teams until Friday at 6 p.m. Others believe they would be able to meet UFAs, but not at team facilities. So it's possible the meeting won't take place until Friday.
Regardless ... Yeah, I still think it's a longshot. Burress and Tom Coughlin have a lot of smoothing over to do and I'm skeptical they'll be able to salvage enough of their relationship to work together again. Also, everyone I know who knows Burress said throughout the offseason that he knew he had to get away from New York to restart his career.
I don't know what's changed, or whether this is a serious meeting or just a courtesy. We'll find out in the coming days. But Burress at least is willing to sit down and chat -- possibly even with the coach who sometimes made him miserable. If he's willing to do that, then I suppose anything is possible. This is definitely a situation to watch in the coming days.
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