Burress' agent: Tax charges a 'misunderstanding'

PITTSBURGH -- Plaxico Burress' agent and attorney say the New York Giants wide receiver doesn't owe local township and school district wage taxes.

A district judge who represents suburban Moon Township, where Burress lived part-time while he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2000-2003, issued an arrest warrant for Burress on Thursday after he failed to appear at a delinquent tax claim hearing Wednesday. Burress signed with the Giants in March.

Chuck Potter, Burress' lawyer, said his client has a home in Florida and a homestead exemption in that state. That means Burress is not legally considered a resident anywhere else, he said, no matter how much time he spent in Pennsylvania.

Potter said he spoke Friday with Keystone Municipal Collections, the collection agency that sought the arrest warrant, and the agency is also satisfied and plans to drop the charges.

Officials with the collections company didn't immediately return a call for comment on Saturday.

But Potter said it was obvious the charges were wrong because they said Burress owed the taxes for the years 1998 through 2002, even though Burress wasn't drafted by the Steelers until 2000.

"I spoke with Plax's accountant and he informed me everything's A-OK," said agent Drew Rosenhaus. "I believe this is a misunderstanding and there won't be any problems in the future."