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[1niksder]

Sources: Giants to trade Shockey to Saints

Jeremy Shockey has finally gotten his wish.

The Giants have agreed to trade their disgruntled tight end to the New Orleans Saints for a second-round pick and a fifth-round pick, FOXSports.com has learned. The deal is pending league approval, according to a league source. Shockey must also pass a physical.

The compensation is the same the Saints offered New York back in April prior and during to the draft ... and it was turned down.

The move comes one day after Jason Taylor was traded from Miami to New York's NFC East rivals in Washington. According to a report on SI.com, the Giants had held discussions about a three-team trade in which they would have ended up with Taylor, the Saints would have landed Shockey and the Dolphins would have received a pair of draft picks.

The emergence of rookie Kevin Boss during the Giants' improbable Super Bowl run — a stretch Shockey missed due to a broken leg — made Shockey expendable. Boss started six games after Shockey's injury (two regular season and all four during the Giants' postseason run), making nine catches for 140 yards and a TD.

Shockey's attitude made the move somewhat necessary as the Giants sought to avoid distractions from their bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

During the team's recent minicamp, Shockey reportedly engaged in a shouting match with GM Jerry Reese, just the latest controversy involving the outspoken former first-round pick out of the University of Miami.

Shockey's absence in Phoenix during the Super Bowl was conspicuous to say the least. According to some reports, one of the many sources of Shockey's displeasure with the team was that he was not allowed to stand on the team's sidelines during the game.

In the past, Shockey also had less-than-complimentary things to say about his quarterback, Eli Manning. In fact, many have theorized that Manning's transformation from a middle-of-the-pack quarterback to a Super Bowl MVP was facilitated by Shockey's absence.


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[GSPODS]

A 2nd and a 5th for Shockey versus
A 2nd and a 6th for Taylor.

Shockey's younger ...
and more overrated.

[1niksder]

A 2nd and a 5th for Shockey versus
A 2nd and a 6th for Taylor.

Shockey's younger ...
and more overrated.

Miami wanted a 1st and something else for Taylor before this years draft
The Saints offered a 2nd and a 5th before the draft for Shockey

They gave up the same two picks but in next years draft
We gave up picks over two years, neither of them being a 1st

The Gints should have made the deal before the draft.
If we had waited a week until every team was in camp we would be paying more for Taylor than what we paid.

[GSPODS]

A 2nd and a 5th for Shockey versus
A 2nd and a 6th for Taylor.

Shockey's younger ...
and more overrated.

Miami wanted a 1st and something else for Taylor before this years draft
The Saints offered a 2nd and a 5th before the draft for Shockey

They gave up the same two picks but in next years draft
We gave up picks over two years, neither of them being a 1st

The Gints should have made the deal before the draft.
If we had waited a week until every team was in camp we would be paying more for Taylor than what we paid.

The Gnats are proof that a team doesn't need a good owner, a good front office, or even a good coaching staff to win the SuperBowl in the salary cap era.

Yes, the Redskins would have paid through the nose had they sat on this trade for even 24 hours. Every so-called expert I've heard to this point says the Redskins got the better end of this trade by a long shot.

[cleg]

Sources: Giants to trade Shockey to Saints

Jeremy Shockey has finally gotten his wish.

The Giants have agreed to trade their disgruntled tight end to the New Orleans Saints for a second-round pick and a fifth-round pick, FOXSports.com has learned. The deal is pending league approval, according to a league source. Shockey must also pass a physical.

The compensation is the same the Saints offered New York back in April prior and during to the draft ... and it was turned down.

The move comes one day after Jason Taylor was traded from Miami to New York's NFC East rivals in Washington. According to a report on SI.com, the Giants had held discussions about a three-team trade in which they would have ended up with Taylor, the Saints would have landed Shockey and the Dolphins would have received a pair of draft picks.

The emergence of rookie Kevin Boss during the Giants' improbable Super Bowl run — a stretch Shockey missed due to a broken leg — made Shockey expendable. Boss started six games after Shockey's injury (two regular season and all four during the Giants' postseason run), making nine catches for 140 yards and a TD.

Shockey's attitude made the move somewhat necessary as the Giants sought to avoid distractions from their bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

During the team's recent minicamp, Shockey reportedly engaged in a shouting match with GM Jerry Reese, just the latest controversy involving the outspoken former first-round pick out of the University of Miami.

Shockey's absence in Phoenix during the Super Bowl was conspicuous to say the least. According to some reports, one of the many sources of Shockey's displeasure with the team was that he was not allowed to stand on the team's sidelines during the game.

In the past, Shockey also had less-than-complimentary things to say about his quarterback, Eli Manning. In fact, many have theorized that Manning's transformation from a middle-of-the-pack quarterback to a Super Bowl MVP was facilitated by Shockey's absence.


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Good riddance. I hope he drinks himself out of the league in the French Quarter, the dumb.

[hailskins666]

Shockey's attitude made the move somewhat necessary as the Giants sought to avoid distractions from their bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

i'm sorry. that part made me spit beer through my nose.

[SkinsFreak]

Shockey's attitude made the move somewhat necessary as the Giants sought to avoid distractions from their bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

i'm sorry. that part made me spit beer through my nose.