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Plaxico Burress is not a "distraction." Just ask him: he will tell you so.

But everything the guy does points to him being a distraction.

It started with Plaxico waffling about whether he would practice during training camp and in the pre-season without a new contract. Then, he missed a workout and was unreachable for a day and suspended for 1 game. Last week, he missed some therapy so he was benched for the first quarter and then he was later fined $45,000 in that game.

To determine whether or not he's a distraction, it's important to ask teammates. If teammates say "no", then he still might be but they are trying to keep it in house. If they say "yes", he definitely is a distraction, because most teammates will likely avoid throwing another teammate under the bus.

Justin Tuck, who has emerged as a leader of the defense, said Plax "...had it coming":

"I can't speak for Plaxico, but as a team it's indicative of our coaches trying to make a statement as far as every guy on this football team is equal and I think [Tom Coughlin] got his point across," defensive end Justin Tuck said. "I hope he got his point across."

And fellow WR Amani Toomer has now spoken out as well:

"He's his own man," Toomer said. "He makes his own decisions and I have to respect that. He knows his decisions affect the team. It's hard to go up to a grown man [and talk] about doing his business the way everybody else wants him to."

"I'll be interested to see because I think that it's still a distraction," Toomer said. "It affects our team."

Since starting the season with a 10-reception, 133-yard performance on the night he signed a contract extension, Burress has had only 1 game with more than 50 receiving yards and no games with more than 5 receptions.