Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress is done for the year. The Giants fined and suspended Burress yesterday for four games -- the rest of the regular season -- after he accidentally shot himself in the right thigh over the weekend at a Manhattan nightclub. The team also placed him on the reserve non-football injury list, which means the wide receiver couldn't come back for playoffs, either.

The team punished Burress a day after he was charged with illegal weapons possession, which carries a penalty of 3 1/2 to 15 years in prison. He is due back in court on March 31.

The former Steeler arrived at Giants Stadium and met individually with Giants president John Mara, general manager Jerry Reese and head coach Tom Coughlin. He left for a medical test and returned in the afternoon for another brief session with team officials.

"As we have said since Saturday morning, our concern is for Plaxico's health and well-being," Mara said. "This is an important time for him to take care of his body and heal up and also deal with the very serious legal consequences and other issues in his life. When I spoke with Plaxico he expressed great remorse for letting down his teammates."

Six players, including the heart of the Vikings' stout defensive line, were suspended for four games without pay by the NFL for violating the league's anti-doping policy. All six were punished for using a diuretic, which can serve as a masking agent for steroids. The suspended players were running back Deuce McAllister and defensive linemen Charles Grant and Will Smith of New Orleans; defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams of Minnesota; and long snapper Bryan Pittman of Houston. The punishment means all six will miss the end of the regular season, an especially harsh blow to Minnesota, which relies heavily on the Williamses in its run defense, which ranks second in the league.

Adam Jones is back in the NFL, and will be able to play this week for the Cowboys at Heinz Field. The Cowboys put the former West Virginia star on their 53-man roster after the NFL lifted the cornerback's suspension. Jones missed six games for violating the league's player conduct policy.

Backup cornerback Jason Webster will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury. The Patriots placed the nine-year veteran on injured reserve.

Quarterback Derek Anderson was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury. To replace him on the roster, Cleveland signed former Buccaneers and Seton-LaSalle quarterback Bruce Gradkowski. Starting quarterback Brady Quinn is scheduled to undergo surgery for his broken right index finger today.