Eli ready to 'Shock'
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
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 ...
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Deep Posts: Compare Maria Sharapova's arm to Chad Pennington's
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 ...
