Published 7/24/2008
at The Blue Screen - NY Daily News Blogs
Kevin Boss was “pretty surprised” when he heard the news that Jeremy Shockey had been traded, but the news wasn’t all bad. As Shockey leaves. The 24-year-old Boss is presented with a huge opportunity.
And as he told the Daily News a few hours ago, he’s confident he can do the job.
A story on Boss, and the interview I did with him as he arrived on campus on Wednesday, will be in Thursday’s Daily News. You can read it right here (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/2008/07/23/2008-07-23 kevin boss ready to fill jeremy_shockeys.html) right now. Plus, here are a few more excerpts from the interview, just for you:
Daily News: What was your reaction when you heard the news about Shockey?
Kevin Boss: “I was pretty surprised. I kind of thought those rumors were over. Once draft week came and went, I figured he’d be here with us. So it definitely caught me off guard. But it’s part of the business. We all understand that.”
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