A Question That Lingers: The Value of Trading Shockey

Mar/12/08 06:04 PM Filed in: Jeremy Shockey
With the Giants staying pretty quiet with free agents, the talk around the team has focused more on who has departed so far — and who may be next. This isn’t uncommon for a team coming off a Super Bowl win, but so far, the Giants have kept most of their nucleus intact. The key G-Men are under contract and returning to defend their title next season, with notable exceptions Gibril Wilson (now with the Raiders) and Kawika Mitchell (with the Bills).

But one player a lot of fans around the league are wondering about is Jeremy Shockey.

An unquestionable talent with a fiery personality, his future with the Giants isn’t set in stone, and there have been reports of teams expressing interest in trading for him. The Giants showed they could do it without him last year, going on their storied run after Shockey was placed on the IR with a broken fibula on Dec. 17. There were even some juicy rumors that Eli Manning was happy with Shockey’s Super Bowl absence, although we’re (unfortunately) not aware of there being any truth to them. Click here to continue...