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Eli Manning and the Giants have agreed to a contract extension that should keep Eli with Big Blue for the bulk of his career while turning him into the highest paid player in the NFL. With Manning's original contract coming out of the draft set to expire after this season, the Giants inked him to an additional six years, worth $97.5 million—not bad for the 14th highest-rated QB last season.

Who says a bye week needs to be boring? The Giants announced today that they have suspended Plaxico Burress for one game, meaning the star receiver will miss the game against Seattle on Oct. 3. Burress apparently missed a team meeting on Monday and then failed to return “several” phone calls. He met with Tom Coughlin and Jerry Reese this morning and was told he was suspended. Because the Giants have a bye week, Plaxico is actually missing two weeks with the team and is forfeiting around $235,000 in salary. While suspended, Burress won't be allowed to practice with the team. It seems like a harsh penalty for missing one meeting, but the Giants are clearly sending a message to Burress, who got a big contract extension before the season started, that he needs to live up to that deal on and off the field.

Being the sixth-worst team in the NFL has its advantages come April. The Jets had the sixth pick in this weekend's NFL Draft, and, despite hopes that Arkansas running back Darren McFadden would fall to them, ended up taking talented Ohio State defensive end Vernon Gholston. Then they traded up to make another first-round pick, surprising most with their pick of Dustin Keller, a pass-catching tight end from Purdue.