Despite threatening not to show up because of an ongoing contract dispute, Giants’ tight end Jeremy Shockey made an appearance at camp on Wednesday. An appearance is about all he made, however.
It appears his absence from the practice field at the minicamp today is a source of discontent, especially with Tom Coughlin. The coach spoke to the media a few minutes ago, about “the players that are here,” and specifically mentioned the “guys over in the injury area (on the side of the field).”
That begs the question, why wasn’t Shockey over there too?
“That’s between Shockey and I,” Coughlin said.
Asked if there was any specific reason why Shockey would stay inside, Coughlin said, “No, not really.”
Coughlin did say that due to the rehab of Shockey’s injured leg, he would not have been able to participate in practice. But clearly the coach felt Shockey belonged out on the field with the rest of his team.
Coughlin isn’t about to let one of his inmates run the asylum. It’s amazing how Shockey continues to make waves, yet the Giants won the Super Bowl last year without him. This guy has an ego the size of California.
