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By Glenn Guilbeau
gguilbeau@gannett.com [/FONT]FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — So far, Jeremy Shockey's second trip to the Super Bowl has gone much better than his first.
First off, the Saints' tight end he did not have to pay his own way. And though he is not completely healthy because of a bruised knee, he is expected to play Sunday against Indianapolis in Super Bowl XLIV.
Shockey was with the New York Giants in the 2007 season, but he missed the postseason because he broke his leg late in the regular season against Washington. He could have joined the Giants on their plane to Glendale, Ariz., for the Super Bowl, but he waited too long to inform team officials he wanted to go.
"Having a broken leg just doesn't feel good on a plane, being 6-foot-5 on crutches and 37,000 feet in the air with all the compression in the cabin," Shockey said Wednesday. "It was just a miscommunication. I didn't give them an answer if I was going to come or not, and at the last minute I decided it was a special thing. And I had a feeling they were going to upset the Patriots."
So he had to pay for his own flight. The Giants won 17-14, and Shockey got a ring, but he had to watch from a team suite instead of being a part of the action. On Sunday, he gets a second chance.
"Obviously, it's a great opportunity to be back and be able to play without a broken leg," Shockey said. "It's been a rough couple of years, but I made it. It's a great feeling any time you put in a lot of hard work for something. I've been working hard at football since I was in the seventh grade, and now being able to play in the Super Bowl is great."
A native of Ada, Okla., Shockey went to the University of Miami and helped the Hurricanes win the 2001 season national championship and was the 14th player chosen in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Giants. He keeps a condominium in South Beach.
"It's great to be back in this city, where a lot of hard work got me where I am today," he said. "It is very gratifying and humbling. I actually have a leg that's not broken this time, so that helps out. I'm active. That's another thing."
Despite turf toe on his right foot suffered in the Atlanta game on Dec. 13 that caused him to miss the last three regular season games and the bruised knee suffered in the playoff opener against Arizona, Shockey has caught four passes for 45 yards and a touchdown in the postseason. He even performed a flip after the TD against Arizona.
"On the good foot," Shockey said. "If you go back and look at the copy of the film, I did a little cartwheel on the good foot — the left foot. The right foot never touched the ground."
Shockey, who caught 48 passes for 569 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season, has experience protecting hurt parts and playing with pain. In his first season with the Saints in 2008 after the Giants traded him for a second and fifth round pick, he missed three games with a hernia and a fourth with an ankle injury.
"That's what football is — pain," he said. "If you play football, you're going to experience some kind of pain, unless you're a punter or a kicker or a cheerleader. I broke my sternum with the New York Giants and played. It's hard to put it out of your mind. It's very hard. It never comes out of your mind. You've just got to keep playing and wish for the best. I've been playing basically with pain my whole life, my whole career, so you might just get used to it. My body's just immune to pain probably because I've had so many nicks and bruises at my position and how I play the game. I'm not worried about the pain."
Shockey visited orthopedic surgeon for the stars of athletics Dr. James Andrews last week to help get his knee closer to pain free.
"Feeling all right," he said. "Feeling all right, no setbacks. Progress is going exactly as the doctors are telling me. I'm feeling very confident and just excited to be in the Super Bowl again. These last couple of days have flew by, and I know it's going to be Sunday before you know it. And I know everyone on this team is going to be ready. And I'm sure the Colts are the same way. They're going to be ready as well. It's going to be a fun game, and I'll be ready to play. Nothing's going to keep me out of this game."
Quarterback Drew Brees has noticed that from one of his favorite targets.
"I know how much he wants to be a part of this game," Brees said. "He missed the one with New York. He's chomping at the bit, so I know he's going to be ready. Just having him out there will be great. He's a big time matchup problem."
Shockey said he cannot wait to just put on the uniform.
"The opportunity to play I'm blessed to have," he said. "I hated being in that suite in regular clothes last time."
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By Glenn Guilbeau
gguilbeau@gannett.com [/FONT]FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — So far, Jeremy Shockey's second trip to the Super Bowl has gone much better than his first.
First off, the Saints' tight end he did not have to pay his own way. And though he is not completely healthy because of a bruised knee, he is expected to play Sunday against Indianapolis in Super Bowl XLIV.
Shockey was with the New York Giants in the 2007 season, but he missed the postseason because he broke his leg late in the regular season against Washington. He could have joined the Giants on their plane to Glendale, Ariz., for the Super Bowl, but he waited too long to inform team officials he wanted to go.
"Having a broken leg just doesn't feel good on a plane, being 6-foot-5 on crutches and 37,000 feet in the air with all the compression in the cabin," Shockey said Wednesday. "It was just a miscommunication. I didn't give them an answer if I was going to come or not, and at the last minute I decided it was a special thing. And I had a feeling they were going to upset the Patriots."
So he had to pay for his own flight. The Giants won 17-14, and Shockey got a ring, but he had to watch from a team suite instead of being a part of the action. On Sunday, he gets a second chance.
"Obviously, it's a great opportunity to be back and be able to play without a broken leg," Shockey said. "It's been a rough couple of years, but I made it. It's a great feeling any time you put in a lot of hard work for something. I've been working hard at football since I was in the seventh grade, and now being able to play in the Super Bowl is great."
A native of Ada, Okla., Shockey went to the University of Miami and helped the Hurricanes win the 2001 season national championship and was the 14th player chosen in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Giants. He keeps a condominium in South Beach.
"It's great to be back in this city, where a lot of hard work got me where I am today," he said. "It is very gratifying and humbling. I actually have a leg that's not broken this time, so that helps out. I'm active. That's another thing."
Despite turf toe on his right foot suffered in the Atlanta game on Dec. 13 that caused him to miss the last three regular season games and the bruised knee suffered in the playoff opener against Arizona, Shockey has caught four passes for 45 yards and a touchdown in the postseason. He even performed a flip after the TD against Arizona.
"On the good foot," Shockey said. "If you go back and look at the copy of the film, I did a little cartwheel on the good foot — the left foot. The right foot never touched the ground."
Shockey, who caught 48 passes for 569 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season, has experience protecting hurt parts and playing with pain. In his first season with the Saints in 2008 after the Giants traded him for a second and fifth round pick, he missed three games with a hernia and a fourth with an ankle injury.
"That's what football is — pain," he said. "If you play football, you're going to experience some kind of pain, unless you're a punter or a kicker or a cheerleader. I broke my sternum with the New York Giants and played. It's hard to put it out of your mind. It's very hard. It never comes out of your mind. You've just got to keep playing and wish for the best. I've been playing basically with pain my whole life, my whole career, so you might just get used to it. My body's just immune to pain probably because I've had so many nicks and bruises at my position and how I play the game. I'm not worried about the pain."
Shockey visited orthopedic surgeon for the stars of athletics Dr. James Andrews last week to help get his knee closer to pain free.
"Feeling all right," he said. "Feeling all right, no setbacks. Progress is going exactly as the doctors are telling me. I'm feeling very confident and just excited to be in the Super Bowl again. These last couple of days have flew by, and I know it's going to be Sunday before you know it. And I know everyone on this team is going to be ready. And I'm sure the Colts are the same way. They're going to be ready as well. It's going to be a fun game, and I'll be ready to play. Nothing's going to keep me out of this game."
Quarterback Drew Brees has noticed that from one of his favorite targets.
"I know how much he wants to be a part of this game," Brees said. "He missed the one with New York. He's chomping at the bit, so I know he's going to be ready. Just having him out there will be great. He's a big time matchup problem."
Shockey said he cannot wait to just put on the uniform.
"The opportunity to play I'm blessed to have," he said. "I hated being in that suite in regular clothes last time."
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8/30/2011:
Shockey saves choking teammate
25 m ago By Bob Glauber
Photo credit: AP
Former Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey came to the rescue of teammate Ben Hartsock, who played last season with the Jets, after Hartsock couldn’t breathe because a piece of food was stock in his throat.
According to the National Football Post, Hartsock’s agent, Mike McCartney, said Shockey helped his fellow tight end after a piece of pork tenderloin became lodged in Hartsock’s...
8/30/2011:
Shockey saves choking teammate
25 m ago By Bob Glauber
Photo credit: AP
Former Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey came to the rescue of teammate Ben Hartsock, who played last season with the Jets, after Hartsock couldn’t breathe because a piece of food was stock in his throat.
According to the National Football Post, Hartsock’s agent, Mike McCartney, said Shockey helped his fellow tight end after a piece of pork tenderloin became lodged in Hartsock’s...
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Jeremy Shockey is very angry about one particular penalty
Doug Farrar - October 2, 2011
As it turned out, the offensive pass interference penalty that negated the Carolina Panthers ' third-quarter touchdown may have cost them a very close game against the Chicago Bears . The Panthers had first-and-10 from the Chicago 22-yard line, and Cam Newton (notes) threw deep right to tight end Jeremy Shockey (notes) .
What looked like a legitimate touchdown became the penalty that moved the Panthers back to the Chicago 32-yard line. Four plays later, Olindo Mare's (notes) 34-yard field goal attempt was blocked, and the Panthers got no points on the drive. Not that a field goal would have made a bit of difference in the final 34-29 score, but it's in looking at the play where the Panthers' frustration becomes obvious and understandable.
It looks like a bang-bang play as Shockey's releasing from Bears cornerback Charles Tillman (notes) , where there's contact from both sides. As Shockey does release to the goal line with 6:40 left in the third quarter, he puts a hand on Tillman, who then falls to the ground. If the final contact got Shockey flagged and the touchdown negated, the Panthers have every right to be angry — it was a ticky-tack call, and the kind of passive push-off you'll see more than once every football weekend. Problem is, there was apparently no response from the officials as to exactly what happened.
Shockey's reaction is what made it newsworthy.
"We pay their salary, and I can't even get an explanation," Shockey said after the game. "So, I'd like to see the explanation when they do get graded. I asked them the question, and they don't tell me [expletive deleted]. Again, they should be held accountable as well."
According to Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer , Shockey went further than that, questioning how it is that officials fly free and get other perks, but are not held accountable when on the field.
Panthers head coach Ron Rivera was a bit more reasonable after the game. "The referees are doing the best they can out there ... Calls go both ways."
The following message was left on Shockey's Twitter account right after the game, but it turned out to be from one of the player's friends:
Worst f.... call ever. NFL I need an explanation. Pls hold the strip[e]s accountable. integrity must be keep as the comish preaches
Shockey later cleared this up:
Wow never leave your acct open when on a road trip. Thx Pedro. Lol but some of it's true
The NFL should have an interesting response to this — just a week after former VP of officiating Mike Pereira went off on Michael Vick (notes) multiple times because Vick had the temerity to assume that he should have the same protection in the pocket as any other quarterback, here comes Shockey, questioning the integrity of the officials in sort of a sideways fashion.
No question it was an iffy call, and it may have cost the Panthers their second win of the season. Because of those two things, Shockey may get off light in the fine department. I just hope he gets the explanation he apparently hasn't to date.
Jeremy Shockey is very angry about one particular penalty
Doug Farrar - October 2, 2011
As it turned out, the offensive pass interference penalty that negated the Carolina Panthers ' third-quarter touchdown may have cost them a very close game against the Chicago Bears . The Panthers had first-and-10 from the Chicago 22-yard line, and Cam Newton (notes) threw deep right to tight end Jeremy Shockey (notes) .
What looked like a legitimate touchdown became the penalty that moved the Panthers back to the Chicago 32-yard line. Four plays later, Olindo Mare's (notes) 34-yard field goal attempt was blocked, and the Panthers got no points on the drive. Not that a field goal would have made a bit of difference in the final 34-29 score, but it's in looking at the play where the Panthers' frustration becomes obvious and understandable.
It looks like a bang-bang play as Shockey's releasing from Bears cornerback Charles Tillman (notes) , where there's contact from both sides. As Shockey does release to the goal line with 6:40 left in the third quarter, he puts a hand on Tillman, who then falls to the ground. If the final contact got Shockey flagged and the touchdown negated, the Panthers have every right to be angry — it was a ticky-tack call, and the kind of passive push-off you'll see more than once every football weekend. Problem is, there was apparently no response from the officials as to exactly what happened.
Shockey's reaction is what made it newsworthy.
"We pay their salary, and I can't even get an explanation," Shockey said after the game. "So, I'd like to see the explanation when they do get graded. I asked them the question, and they don't tell me [expletive deleted]. Again, they should be held accountable as well."
According to Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer , Shockey went further than that, questioning how it is that officials fly free and get other perks, but are not held accountable when on the field.
Panthers head coach Ron Rivera was a bit more reasonable after the game. "The referees are doing the best they can out there ... Calls go both ways."
The following message was left on Shockey's Twitter account right after the game, but it turned out to be from one of the player's friends:
Worst f.... call ever. NFL I need an explanation. Pls hold the strip[e]s accountable. integrity must be keep as the comish preaches
Shockey later cleared this up:
Wow never leave your acct open when on a road trip. Thx Pedro. Lol but some of it's true
The NFL should have an interesting response to this — just a week after former VP of officiating Mike Pereira went off on Michael Vick (notes) multiple times because Vick had the temerity to assume that he should have the same protection in the pocket as any other quarterback, here comes Shockey, questioning the integrity of the officials in sort of a sideways fashion.
No question it was an iffy call, and it may have cost the Panthers their second win of the season. Because of those two things, Shockey may get off light in the fine department. I just hope he gets the explanation he apparently hasn't to date.
