Saints inch closer to acquiring TE Shockey from Giants

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Setting the Table
Published 4/26/2008 at Sports - Pancake Blocks
... but he definitely had no cast, and showed us the stitches on his hand he required from a cut. Looks like he's ready to go. And frighteningly large. Love to write more about the event later, but here's my schedule for today, if anyone cares. 10:40: Long run. (Marathon training waits for no draft. Only five weeks left until the big day. Thank god.) 11:00-2:00: Chris Wesseling and Evan Silva monitor the news in case the Shockey deal or anything else breaks. It's starting to sound like Shockey will be a Saint .

Saints Closer To Getting Shockey
Published 4/26/2008 by Patrick Dorsey at The NFL Source
Jay Glazer of foxsports.com reports that the Saints are cooperating with the Giant’s demands to give up more than a second round pick for tight end Jeremy Shockey, as they’re now offering a sixth round pick for this year’s draft or a fifth rounder for 2009. The Giants actually wanted safety Roman Harper in addition to the second round pick, but New Orleans isn’t going to do that with a secondary with shaky depth. So it really appears that the two teams are moving closer to a deal. New York may just be waiting to see if they can get anything more out of the Saints, or if another team can step in. The Saints might give up more, as they wisely want Shockey’s ...