SAINTS WON’T GIVE SHOCKEY A RAISE
profootballtalk.com 7/22/2008 — The New Orleans Saints gave a second-round and a fifth-round pick to the Giants on Monday for tight end Jeremy Shockey. But the draft-pick investment that the Saints made doesn’t mean that a financial investment will follow. As we hear it, the ...

Shockey to Saints: Be careful what you wish for Giants fans…
blog.footballguys.com 7/22/2008 — Jeremy Shockey has been traded to the New Orleans Saints , ending months of speculation. About six weeks ago I wrote an analysis on Eli Manning in our Player Spotlight feature. At the time, the Jeremy Shockey situation was in flux and I warned ...

Shockey has promised to get revenge on Giants
newsday.com 7/23/2008 — Even though the Giants apparently have done exactly what Jeremy Shockey asked them to do - trade him to the Saints - the tight end previously told reporters from Newsday's Kidsday in a video interview that he will be looking for revenge when he takes ...

Giants' Boss will have competition
bigblueview.com 7/23/2008 — Now that the Giants will have a new tight end this season, let's look at the players who will be vying to replace Jeremy Shockey. We know about Kevin Boss, the second-year player who took over last season when Shockey was hurt. Mike Garafolo of the Star-Ledger reminds us not to concede the starting job to Boss, though. Garafolo says watch out for Darcy Johnson.

Boss feels Shock of trade
nydailynews.com 7/24/2008 — The spotlight and the pressure will officially be turned on to Kevin Boss Friday morning when he begins the task of trying to replace Jeremy Shockey. But that's nothing compared to the pressure the 24-year-old faced six months ago.

GIANTS SIGN FIRST-ROUND PICK — NY Post: Sports 7/23/2008
The Giants could not make it work with Jeremy Shockey, but they will have all seven of their draft picks signed and ready to report to Albany tomorrow for the start of training camp. The club yesterday agreed with first-round pick Kenny Phillips...

Burress's Contract Now Giants' Major Concern — Mark Maske's NFL Insider 7/23/2008
Now that disgruntled tight end Jeremy Shockey has been traded, the remaining headache for the New York Giants is the contract status of wide receiver Plaxico Burress. Burress has been seeking a new contract and expressed optimism at one point during ...

The Blue Screen arrives in Albany — The Blue Screen - NY Daily News Blogs 7/23/2008
The Daily News’ Albany Bureau is officially open. I have reported on time to training camp, so I won’t be subject to any fines. And you’ll be undoubtedly not surprised to learn that a dark cloud followed me all the way up the thruway and it’s ...

Extended Q & A with Kevin Boss — The Blue Screen - NY Daily News Blogs 7/24/2008
Kevin Boss was “pretty surprised” when he heard the news that Jeremy Shockey had been traded, but the news wasn’t all bad. As Shockey leaves. The 24-year-old Boss is presented with a huge opportunity. And as he told the Daily ...

BOSS HOPING TO FILL SHOCKEY'S CLEATS — NY Post: Sports 7/24/2008
The mantle that Kevin Boss carried in the Super Bowl - starting tight end for the New York Giants - is his once again after Monday's trade shipped four-time All-Pro Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints for a pair of draft picks. As the...