msn.foxsports.com - 4/26/2008
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The New Orleans Saints are trying to land TE Jeremy Shockey and have offered what could be enough to get the deal done.
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Setting the Table
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... 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
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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 ...
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nydailynews.com 4/26/2008 — Former Giants offensive coordinator Sean Payton has made no secret of his desire to be reunited with Jeremy Shockey. The only question now is this: How much is the reunion worth to him?
Giants to deal Jeremy Shockey to Saints?
nydailynews.com 4/26/2008 — Former Giants offensive coordinator Sean Payton has made no secret of his desire to be reunited with Jeremy Shockey. The only question now is this: How much is the reunion worth to him?
Saints offer not enough to land Shockey
nydailynews.com 4/27/2008 — It appears the Giants never really came close to trading Jeremy Shockey because the New Orleans Saints never came close to meeting the Giants’ demands.
Tom Coughlin said a few minutes ago that “there’s been a lot of talk, but very little activity” ...
Shockey deal appears dead —
The Blue Screen - NY Daily News Blogs 4/27/2008
It looks like we’ll still have Jeremy Shockey to kick around a little more.
The New Orleans Saints just used their second-round pick (40th overall) to take Indiana cornerback Tracy Porter. Since that was the pick they had hoped to trade to the ...
