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Plaxico Burress is unhappy with his contract. Jeremy Shockey is just unhappy. Tom Coughlin isn't particularly happy with either of them. All of a sudden, the New York Giants' road to defending their title is a little bit rockier according to the New York Daily News.

Burress and Shockey created two huge distractions for the defending champs Wednesday when they refused to participate in the first day of a mandatory three-day minicamp. Shockey did show up to the stadium, but refused to come out to the practice field. And while Burress was on the field, he refused to practice because of what he called "a business decision." It turns out that the receiver who caught the game-winning touchdown pass in Super Bowl XLII is unhappy with the progress of negotiations for a new deal.

"Me and my agent have been trying to get a deal done so I could be a New York Giant for a long time and I personally don't like the way that it's going," Burress said. "I'm not happy about it and I'm choosing not to participate."

Asked if he'd sit out training camp if he doesn't have a new deal by the time it opens on July 24, Burress said, "I guess we'll have to see what happens when it comes around. I've got a pretty good idea what I would do."  Burress' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed that he's been negotiating with the Giants on an extension to the six-year, $25 million contract Burress signed in 2005. And he also said he's "hopeful of getting something worked out here in the near future."

Burress, 31, didn't sound so hopeful when he chose to vent his frustrations after the morning practice. Perhaps some of that came from seeing a slew of receivers get new contracts this offseason, including Randy Moss (three years, $27 million), Terrell Owens (three years, $27 million extension), Javon Walker (six years, $55 million) and Larry Fitzgerald (four years, $40 million). Burress insisted he didn't pay any attention to those deals, but when asked if he should be paid like one of the top receivers in football, he said "I don't see why not." Burress, who had 70 catches for 1,025 yards and 12 touchdowns last season despite practicing only a handful of days after severely spraining his ankle on Aug. 2, has three years and about $10.5 million left on his contract.

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Source: New York Daily News