Shockey pleases Superdome crowd

NEW ORLEANS -- All it took was for the New Orleans Saints' Jeremy Shockey to make one catch against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday for the Louisiana Superdome crowd to start chanting the tight end's name.

Although Shockey didn't find the end zone in the Saints' 24-20 win over the Bucs, his play brought life and enthusiasm to the offense, which coach Sean Payton said he loved.

Shockey caught only three passes for 10 yards in the first half. The third quarter, though, is where Shockey made his presence felt. He made three catches for first downs on grabs of 8, 26 and 10 yards with two of them coming on third down.

Shockey ended with six catches for 54 yards in his first time on the field since breaking his leg with the New York Giants.

(sunherald.com)