An unapologetic Plaxico Burress rejoined the Giants yesterday, noting he didn't lose any sleep after the Super Bowl champions suspended him for a game.

The former Steelers wide receiver missed a team meeting two weeks ago without bothering to telephone the Giants.

Burress attributed his absence on Sept. 22 to a family emergency, which he described as having to take his son to school.

"It was just a situation I had to deal with that morning, and I made the right decision," Burress said during a conference call that lasted about 20 minutes. "I don't have any regrets about the decision I made at all."

Burress said family would still come first next time, but that he would make sure he made a telephone call to let the Giants know about the problem.

Along with the suspension, Burress was fined one week's pay, or roughly $117,500.

Quarterback Trent Edwards was described as alert but still experiencing post-concussion symptoms leaving his status uncertain as the team enters its open week. Coach Dick Jauron sidestepped questions regarding the quarterback's health, except to say that Edwards showed up at the Bills' headquarters a day after being slammed to the ground on the third play from scrimmage in a 41-17 loss at Arizona.

Safety Eric Smith appealed his one-game suspension and $50,000 fine by the NFL for his helmet-to-helmet hit last week on Arizona receiver Anquan Boldin. The league suspended Smith for committing a flagrant violation of player safety rules in New York's 56-35 win Sept. 28. The NFL said Boldin was in a defenseless position when contact was made.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss some practice again this week but is expected to play next Sunday at Seattle. Rodgers played against Atlanta despite spraining his right shoulder in the previous week's game at Tampa Bay.

All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook broke two ribs in the Eagles' 23-17 loss Sunday to Washington, though he stayed in and finished the game. Westbrook missed one game with an ankle injury, but it's too early to know if his latest injury will keep him out of Sunday's game at San Francisco. He leads the Eagles with 194 yards rushing and has six touchdowns.