ELI READY TO 'SHOCK'

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Eli ready to 'Shock'
Published 5/20/2008 by Jim Jacobs at Giant Football Blog
... making the rounds as the reigning Super Bowl MVP, but with mini-camp less than a month away, the quarterback is looking forward to ending the tour and moving on to the season. And he is confident that Jeremy Shockey will be there with him. The combustible tight end, who missed the Giants' title run with a broken ankle, was shopped before last month's draft, but ended up remaining with the team when the team didn't get its asking price. Manning expects to see Shockey next month. Continue

Eli Manning Expects to See Jeremy Shockey at Giants Minicamp Next Month
Published 5/20/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
Filed under: NY Giants, NFL FansNo word on Michael Strahan's future (or the Giants' willingness to part with $8 million to keep Strahan around), but newly hitched Eli Manning expects to see offseason trade bait, Jeremy Shockey, when minicamps open next month. As in years past, the oft-injured Shockey has spent the offseason in Florida and Manning continues to insist that he's not bothered by his target's absence, even as other players like Plaxico Burress have altered their offseason schedules to work with ...

NFL Tuesday: Owners Opt Out of CBA; Taylor to Miss Minicamp
Published 5/20/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
... Andre Johnson Has Knee Scoped (Houston Chronicle) Bengals: Bengals Part with Odell Thurman — ‘Not Seen the Right Steps Taken by (Him)’ (Cincinnati Enquirer) Broncos: Marshall’ Recovery on Target (Rocky Mountain News) Chiefs: Chiefs Have Plenty of New Faces at Offseason Practice (Kansas City Star) NFC News Giants: Eli Ready to Shock (New York Post) Cowboys: Wait Continues for Pacman ...

Deep Posts: Compare Maria Sharapova's arm to Chad Pennington's
Published 5/20/2008 at Shutdown Corner
• Here we have a video of Maria Sharapova throwing a football. It's not at all bad, in my opinion. I don't think she'll be getting a 6-year, $72 million deal like Matty Ice, but it's perfectly respectable. • Eli Manning hopes and believes that Jeremy Shockey will be back with the Giants this year. I don't know that Jeremy Shockey shares his optimism, or even that desire. • You can say a lot of things about Quincy Carter, but you can't say that he's a quitter. He's currently on the practice ...