The gun possession case against Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress was adjourned Tuesday until June. Both sides agreed to adjourn the case to June 15 following a brief hearing before Judge Michael Yazinsky. "If the case needs to be advanced to an earlier date it will be ...We are continuing to work our respective investigations, stay tuned," attorney Benjamin Brafman said. Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg with an unlicensed gun at a Manhattan nightclub last fall.

Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress would serve some prison time under a plea deal, according to a report in the New York Times. A plea deal is being seriously considered in the gun possession case against Burress. He is scheduled to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday.

Giants running back Brandon Jacobs says that teammate Plaxico Burress has both good and bad days when it comes to dealing with his legal issues. "I talk to him and his spirits, sometimes they're there and sometimes they're not," Jacobs said Monday. "People who have never been in trouble don't know what it's like to be going through that. It's up and down and you don't know what's going to happen with you, especially when you're trying to defend yourself in a situation as critical as this. He'll be up and down sometimes. You just never know.

Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora believes that Plaxico Burress will receive probation and ultimately return to the team. "I'm planning on him being here," Umenyiora said. "I know people in high places," he joked. "I'm going to get him off myself." Burress on March 31 heads to his next court date; he's facing two felony weapons charges and could be facing jail time. "I've talked to people who are in law enforcement and they say to me for a first-time offender you get five years probation, that's the maximum," Umenyiora said Tuesday.

Giants general manager Jerry Reese is now saying that the team will welcome wide receiver Plaxico Burress back in 2009. However, his return to New York is tied to whether or not he goes jail on gun charges. Reese said the entire organization is "on board" with the plan to allow Burress to return as long as he agrees to play by the same rules as the rest of the team. "He said to me he's made some bad decisions. Everybody knows that," Reese said. "I think he's ready to move on and he told me the last time I spoke to him that, 'I think the light has really come on for me.' So I think he is ready to move on with his life, a new chapter in his life. Hopefully, he will able to do that. The legal process will tell the story."

Percy Harvin of Florida will be in New Jersey on Thursday for a private workout with the Giants. The 5-11, 195-pound Harvin, who did everything but run the 40 at his Pro Day Wednesday, said the Giants wanted him for a "special teams" workout. The likely mid-to-late first-round pick is expected to be both a punt and kickoff returner in the NFL,

If Plaxico Burress doesn't return to the Giants, Eli Manning believes that wide receiver Mario Manningham can be the team's deep threat. "I think we're hoping Mario Manningham can do that for us and be one of those guys who has speed and can run and make those deep catches," Manning said. "I think we have guys who can do that, but we'll see what happens the rest of the offseason and in the draft. Maybe we'll add another guy. Some of that is going to depend on Plaxico and what he's going to do." Manningham, a third-round pick in 2008, struggled last season after missing most of training camp.

The Giants opened their voluntary workouts on Monday without wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who awaits a court date on gun charges. The Giants have said that they will wait for the legal process to conclude before deciding what to do with Burress. Burress is due in court on March 31. "I don't have anything further to add to where we are," coach Tom Coughlin said when asked about Burress, who accidentally shot himself in the right thigh in November at a New York nightclub. "You all know the legal process is forthcoming, and pretty much, that's where we are. I don't have anything new to report."

Justin Tuck believes that the Giants are definitely the team to beat heading into the 2009 season. "The players here and the coaching staff," Tuck said. "The experience, we have been there and done it. We know what it takes to get there. No one can deny that the team we had last year was headed that way until we got some injuries here and there, along with distractions. All of that happens for a reason. On paper I think the team to beat is definitely us."

If the Giants are serious about drafting an elite receiver in next month's NFL Draft, they'll have to trade up into at least the middle of the draft order. The Giants have the 29th selection in the draft, which means they'd likely miss out on Michael Crabtree, Jeremy Maclin and Darrius Heyward-Bey. However, New York has two second round picks to use in an attempt to move up higher in the first round.