Plaxico misses parade, makes rally

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SHOCKEY SKIPS PARADE, RALLY
Published 2/6/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey didn’t attend the parade and rally for the team on Tuesday.  It’s not really surprising.  Instead of being on the sidelines with his team during Super Bowl XLII, Shockey was double-fisting drinks in a luxury suite.  And he has been not around at all for much of the team’s improbable run to the NFL title. We realize that a guy who suffers a season-ending injury immediately acquires plenty of emotional baggage, especially if his team suddenly thrives in his absence.  But Shockey’s posture smacks of selfishness, and the fact that the Giants ...

Injury Keeps Plaxico Burress From Parade, Jeremy Shockey a No-Show at Rally
Published 2/6/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... The New York Post reports that Burress skipped the parade because he wanted to rest his injured knee. Burress did show up to the rally afterward. ...

Jeremy Shockey Has No Time For A Silly Parade
Published 2/6/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... The NEW YORK DAILY NEWS reports that Jeremy Shockey didn’t show for the Giants’ victory parade yesterday. But the NYDN did fail to report though that the event cut into Shockey’s beard-growing schedule, so his absence is completely understandable. ...

Interlude: Testify!
Published 2/6/2008 by DCScrap at on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men]
As a part of our effort to keep you in the know, every so often throughout the day, we'll drop some knowledge on you about the world, mostly sports, but we'll mix in some other stuff when appropriate. MLB: Clemens testifies in probe of drugs in baseball CFB: Top recruit Terrelle Pryor leaning toward OSU GOLF: AT&T: Practice rounds begin; Brady, Belichick not coming NFL: Plaxico misses parade, makes rally NFL: Patriots player Willie Andrews busted for pot CFB: New NCAA rule aimed at Bama's Saban? NFL: Nevada sports books lose record $2.6M on ...