Giants deal Shockey to Saints

Jeremy Shockey is now somebody else’s problem. The disgruntled tight end, who demanded a trade back in the spring, finally got his wish today when the Giants agreed to trade him to the New Orleans Saints for a second- and a fifth-round pick in next year’s draft. That deal, which will become official as soon as Shockey passes a physical, was exactly what the Saints were offering back in April before the NFL draft. Back then, the Giants had determined the offer wasn’t good enough and according to team sources they were holding out for either an NFL player or a first-round pick. But since then, their headaches with Shockey have only grown, as he staged a mini-camp protest - refusing to even come to the practice field with his injured teammates - and reportedly got into a shouting match with Giants GM Jerry Reese. Reese had hinted of the possibility of a Shockey deal in today’s Daily News when he responded to a question about the unhappy tight end by saying “I ... (link)