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Jeremy Shockey a Giant ?
Published 7/21/2008 by TheHotRead at SmackCaster SmackBlog
... Will Jeremy Shockey arrive quietly at Giant training camp? Or will he show up and make himself a distraction? Or will he just stay away? The New York Daily News touches on the issue and there appear to be more questions than answers. For all of the tight end’s talent, the team won the Super Bowl without him and doesn’t need a migraine heading into camp or the season. The time has come for Shockey to grow up or for Big Blue to send him packing. One wonders whether Bill Parcells would have any interest in Shockey. The Dolphins are not exactly ...

Still no word on if Jeremy Shockey will play with Giants by opening game
Published 7/21/2008 by Jim Jacobs at Giant Football Blog
... say if he expects his enigmatic tight end to report to camp at the University at Albany with the rest of his teammates on Thursday morning. And he appeared to leave open the possibility that Shockey won't be part of the Giants at all."I expect we'll have 53 players when we play the Redskins (on Sept. 4) who want to be here, and are happy to be here, ready to play as a team, ready to defend the title. That's what I expect," Reese said. "If that includes Jeremy, that would be great." Continue

GIANTS STILL UNSURE ABOUT SHOCKEY
Published 7/21/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
... of the team this season. General Manager Jerry Reese doesn’t want to talk about it. Reese wouldn’t even say whether he thinks Shockey will be in attendance when the team opens training camp in Albany on Thursday.“I expect we’ll have 53 players when we play the Redskins [in the regular season opener] who want to be here, and are happy to be here, ready to play as a team, ready to defend the title. That’s what I expect,” Reese said, per Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News . “ If that includes Jeremy, that would be great .” Reese also wouldn’t say whether ...

The Giants Trade Jeremy Shockey to New Orleans ... Finally
Published 7/21/2008 at FanHouse
... Shockey is now a Saint, for the price of a second- and fifth-round pick in 2009. If Kevin Boss is really the player he was at the end of last year, the Giants are sitting pretty. But to assume that on such a small sample size is dubious, especially since it seemed that everything was clicking for the team during that stretch. But they obviously couldn't exist with Shockey, and Jerry Reese recently practically admitted his time in New York was short. The Saints get a big talent with a bigger attitude, but don't underestimate ...