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Shockey's spot still has spark
During an interview between practices at Giants minicamp yesterday, Darcy Johnson said the team has a "tight end-friendly offense." At that moment, one could almost hear Jeremy Shockey laughing himself silly somewhere in the bowels of Giants Stadium. After all, if he hadn't dodged reporters for a second straight day, Shockey might have described the Giants' offense as "tight end-tolerant," ...
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ProFootballTalk.com — Asked if he’d like Jeremy Shockey to be gone, Giants TE Kevin Boss said, “ If I was selfish, you would think that , but I’m not.” Giants rookie LB Bryan Kehl is working with the first team while Antonio Pierce sits out with a back injury. The Bills announced that they released QB Luke Drone and TE Teyo Johnson. He’s buried on the depth chart, but Cowboys RB Alonzo Coleman is convinced he’ll contribute . Dolphins coach Tony Sparano singled out DT Anthony Toribio and CB Scropio Babers as players who are exceeding expectations. WR David Kircus is trying to make the Dolphins’ roster and saying his legal problems are just a result of ...

Unselfish Kevin Boss Wants Jeremy Shockey to Stay With New York Giants
FanHouse — Filed under: NY Giants, New YorkAfter Jeremy Shockey broke his leg in December, the New York Giants' starting tight end for their Super Bowl run was Kevin Boss, a rookie fifth-round draft pick from Western Oregon. The Giants' offense played very well with Boss on the field instead of Shockey, so when I saw Boss at Super Bowl media day, I asked him if he thought he did anything better than Shockey. He looked at me like I was crazy and insisted that he's nowhere near as good as Shockey is. After four months of speculation that the Giants could trade Shockey and make Boss the starter on a permanent basis, Boss is still ...

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