Injury Issues of 2009 Spilling Over Into This Season Two years ago two key players for the New York Giants had off season knee surgery.  Fred Robbins and Barry Cofield both went under the knife during the off season to repair torn up knee ligaments and to no surprise…they had terrible  seasons. Thinking back upon [...]

Shockey Hospitalized After “Seizure” Former Giants’ All-Pro TE Jeremy Shockey was taken to the hospital yesterday after suffering what doctors are calling a “seizure”. Shockey, 29, was in the Saints’ weight room at their headquarters in Metarie, LA  when he told teammates he felt ‘light-headed’. “It was scary,” teammate Darren Sharper said. “We didn’t know [...]

Even though TE Jeremy Shockey became injured in the magical 2007 season and didn’t play throughout the playoffs, he still received a ring for the Giants Super Bowl win. Amidst the Giants victory without the boisterous TE, speculation began as to whether or not they even needed him on the squad. Two years later, Shockey [...]

Former Giants Michael Strahan and Jeremy Shockey have never been ones  to mince words.  Yesterday, both Giant greats showed they still have a driving passion for Big Blue more than two years after their Giant careers ended. Osi: “I wont be a backup…” Okay, Osi. Then stop playing like one. Last season, Umenyiora was rendered [...]

Jeremy Shockey was drafted with the 14th pick of the 2002 NFL draft with enormous expectations.  Fans fell in love with his athletic and rugged style of play, reminiscent of Mark Bavaro.  In his first year, Shockey did not disappoint, catching 74 passes for 894 yards and two touchdowns, and was named the Pepsi Rookie [...]

Let’s clear the air about all this ‘redemption’ talk before it gets legs. It’s being reported this week that former Giant and current Saint TE Jeremy Shockey has “a bitter taste in his mouth” about his Giants’ experience. In the estimation of this Giants’ scribe Jeremy Shockey should have no ax to grind with the [...]

(Albany, NY- August 3, 2009) – Tight end Kevin Boss was getting ready to board a plane from Oregon to Albany last summer when he heard the career-altering news; Jeremy Shockey had been traded to New Orleans. Literally days before Boss began his second season as a pro, the former scout team member at Division [...]

Thunder and Lightning Tight Ends Coach: Mike Pope Offensive Coordinator: Kevin Gilbride Tight Ends: Kevin Boss (Starter). Darcy Johnson, Michael Matthews, Martrez Milner, Lee Vickers, Travis Beckum Overview – Mike Pope, the NFL’s dean of tight end coaching, has been handling receivers for nearly 40 years. He is the only player or coach that has [...]

Eli Manning and his brother Peyton are part of a show produced by Gatorade which documents the true story of two towns in New Jersey that are huge football rivals. The players are reunited to finish a game that ended in a tie back in 1993. They will produce a show each week leading up [...]

Ralph Vacchiano at the Daily News reports that according to “The Giant Insider” the Giants asked for Braylon Edwards and the Browns wanted Steve Smith in addition to some draft picks. It was previously reported that the Browns wanted DE Mathias Kiwanuka. That story was later found to be untrue. (According to ‘The Giant Insider,’) [...]