Fallout From Shockey Saint Dance?
It appears that Jeremy Shockey will remain a Giant after all, but will the whole affair have an effect on an already fractured relationship between the outspoken tight end and the reigning Super Bowl champs.
At the end of the day, the Saints’ offer of their second-round pick (40th overall) and either a sixth-round pick this year or fifth-round pick next year fell short of what the Giants wanted in return for Shockey.
Ralph Vacchiano on his blog for the New York Daily News points out that for the last six years, the Giants coach or general manager has come to the press room for a press conference as soon as they’ve made their first-round selection. Tonight, neither Jerry Reese nor Tom Coughlin appeared until after the Saints made their second-round pick.
When Reese did arrive, he was in no mood to entertain questions about Shockey.
“Jeremy Shockey is our starting tight end, guys” he said. “I’m going to leave it at that. Let’s talk about our draft pick. There’s really nothing to talk about. Jeremy Shockey is our starting tight end and really that’s the end of the story.”
Vacchiano wonders if Shockey may now hold out and either skip the mandatory veteran mini-camp in June or the start of training camp in July – or both.
