According to the New York Star Ledger, Giants’ tight end Jeremy Shockey reportedly asked to be traded if his role with the offense didn’t change.
Shockey told the Giants in December he wanted a changed role in the offense or a trade to another team, according to a person familiar with discussions between Shockey, the Giants’ coaching staff and front office. The person, who requested anonymity because he isn’t authorized to speak on behalf of Shockey or the Giants, said Shockey threatened to sit out the upcoming season if neither request was granted.
Shockey, 27, who suffered a broken fibula in a Dec. 16 loss to the Redskins, feels his career is being cut short by all the blocking he has been asked to do since Tom Coughlin became coach of the Giants in 2004. While blocking is an integral part of a tight end’s job description, Shockey believes he was more effective as a receiver under former coach Jim Fassel and offensive coordinator Sean Payton, now the coach of the New Orleans Saints, who are interested in trading for Shockey.
I like Shockey, but this is exactly the kind of crap attitude that makes me respect guys like Warrick Dunn, Donald Driver and Troy Brown even more. Hey Jeremy, why don’t you prove you can stay healthy for just one full season before you start demanding what role you’d like to play in the offense? It seems to me that your team didn’t pretty well without you around last postseason, so how about you take it down a notch with the trade demands?
