Jeremy Shockey fired agent Drew Rosenhaus

Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey recently fired agent Drew Rosenhaus, but Rosenhaus said in an email that "Jeremy has recently indicated to us that he will be rehiring us in the immediate future."

Not sure what the significance is here. Shockey declined to elaborate, calling it a private matter. Technically, he doesn't need an agent anytime soon, since he's under contract through 2011.

There have been some unconfirmed reports that Shockey has been angling for a new contract in New Orleans. But from what I've heard, that hasn't been a big issue this offseason. Shockey knows he didn't live up to expectations during an injury-plagued debut with the Saints in 2008, and he's motivated to improve on that showing this year.
Shockey was pushing for a new deal in New York before he was traded to the Saints last summer. But the Saints weren't planning to alter his contract when they sent second- and fifth-round picks to the Giants for him. His reasonable long-term deal was one of the things that made him so attractive.

Shockey is set to earn $3.525 million in salary and bonuses this year, $4.325 million next year and $5 million in 2011.

I do expect a big year from him this season, though, now that he'll have a fully-healthy offseason and a full year to get familiar with the Saints' offense. Last year wasn't a true indication of his potential, and he could really put up some monster numbers in this offense.

Sure, he may get dinged up again, but I don't expect something that will plague him all year like the hernia did in '08. ... And if he does have a monster year, then maybe we'll be hearing more about his contract next offseason.

(blog.nola.com)