Saints would only want Shockey back as a backup

The Saints haven’t closed the door on a possible return to the team by Jeremy Shockey, according to Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.   But they would only want him to return as a backup to Jimmy Graham.

Translation: The door is only open a crack, and only if Shockey was very desperate.

As Duncan points out, the decision to cut Shockey was more about Graham’s emergence as a future star than Shockey.

It’s worth wondering, however, how many starting jobs Shockey will be offered.  His speed has diminished rapidly the last few years and he’s always fighting through injuries.  There is very little chance he will make close to the $4.7 million he was scheduled to earn in New Orleans.  He has the reputation of carrying himself like a superstar without the production to match.

Speculation immediately started regarding whether Shockey could end up with the Dolphins.  Shockey would surely like to play in his college town and Sean Payton is close to a lot of Dolphins staff members.

We’re not sure whether Payton sharing inside information would help or hurt Shockey’s chances of landing in Miami.

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(profootballtalk.com)