According to The North Jersey Record, Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey and GM Jerry Reese got in a shouting match Friday at the team’s minicamp.
Shockey remained secluded Friday, the final day of the team’s mandatory minicamp, leaving Giants Stadium before the morning practice ended. Reports later surfaced he and Reese had an animated argument, apparently over some points the tight end listed Saturday as reasons for his unrest.
One was the Giants’ insistence he watch Super Bowl XLII from co-owner Steve Tisch’s luxury box instead of from the sidelines. More important, however, was Shockey’s claim the Giants spread the rumors of his off-season unrest in hopes of drumming up trade interest.
During an appearance last Saturday at Corona Park, Shockey said the Giants “released multiple things about myself. If you look back into the media, there’s always a source. Well, I’d like to know who the source is. We’ll go over here and deal it out ourselves.”
If he figured Reese as the source, the argument might have been the “deal it out.”
This situation is going to get worse before it gets better. If he wants to be traded, Shockey is going about it the wrong way by fighting with the general manager. If he continues to speak his mind to the media, the Giants will never get fair compensation in a trade. Either way, it might be time for the G-Men to part with this headache and give Kevin Boss a shot.
