Jeremy Shockey apologizes for not shaking hands

Carolina Panthers tight end Jeremy Shockey, who played for the New Orleans Saints for three seasons before getting cut after the 2010 season, took to his Twitter account Monday morning to apologize for running off the field Sunday afternoon without shaking the hands of his former teammates.

"I hold myself accountable. It was a classless move by me. No one takes losses worse than me," Shockey wrote on his Twitter account Monday morning. In another entry he wrote:

"All the rings I won from high school, college, and in the pro level really means nothing.. Competing means everything!!"

Shockey had three catches for 21 yards in the Panthers' 30-27 loss to the Saints but was animated throughout.

He also posted this Monday morning: "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have." Need to get more chances to help my team win."

Saints tight end Jimmy Graham, Shockey's replacement, had eight catches for 129 yards. He has had three consecutive games with 100-plus yards receiving, the first time that's happened since 2000 when Tony Gonzalez had four consecutive games when he was with the Chiefs.

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(nola.com)