NEWARK, N.J. — Plaxico Burress seemingly wants to leave the New York Giants.

Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for the troubled receiver, sent an e-mail to the NFL's teams earlier this week letting them know that Burress was one of his three clients who wants to be traded, an NFL executive told The Associated Press yesterday. The person requested anonymity because the e-mail was supposed to remain private.

The Star-Ledger of Newark was the first to have the story, reporting in its Wednesday editions that Rosenhaus' initial e-mail to the teams said that Burress could be acquired through a trade.

However, the NFL executive who asked not to be identified because he had to deal with Rosenhaus, said the initial e-mail said that the agent had three "players desiring a trade."

The other two players are Anquan Boldin of the NFC champion Arizona Cardinals and Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Arizona general manager Rod Graves did not return a telephone call left by The Associated Press at his office.

Giants general manager Jerry Reese refused to comment.

Rosenhaus did not return two telephone calls and an e-mail seeking comment.

Burress' future has been in limbo since he shot himself in the right thigh at a New York City nightclub in November.

SHORT SNAPS

49ers: San Francisco 49ers linebacker Roderick Green was arrested after he became uncooperative during a traffic stop Feb. 2 in his hometown of Brenham, Texas. Green was charged with four misdemeanors — reckless driving, unlawfully carrying a weapon, possession of marijuana and interfering with the duties of a police officer.

Redskins: Ryan Plackemeier was waived by Washington yesterday, putting the punting situation again in flux for a team that ranked last in the league in net average last season. The former Seattle Seahawks punter averaged 41.7 yards in 55 punts over 10 games, but his 33.9-yard net average was the worst in the league among those with more than 20 punts.