I'm so geeked about football season being just weeks again that I can't stand it! But just 24 hours after Miami Dolphins Jason Taylor gets traded to the Washington Redskins, here comes another "shocker" to top that NFL story.
The New York Giants and New Orleans Saints completed a trade that has been in the works for months. Upset tight end Jeremy Shockey was traded to the Saints for a second and fifth-round draft pick in 2009.
Trading Shockey leaves the Giants with a huge void at the tight end position, with their five tight ends having started just six games. Meanwhile, the Saints offense just got that much better with the addition of the four-time Pro Bowler in Shockey.
Alongside Marques Colston and with the running back duo of Deuce McAllister and Reggie Bush, New Orleans should be the favorites to win the NFC South. Shockey is a welcomed addition to the Saints lineup. Despite Shockey's season-ending injury, the Giants went on to win the NFC title and beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. When the boys in the "upper room" noticed that the team had success, even without Shockey, it sparked immediate speculation that the team would be better without the often vocal and increasingly injured tight end. Before the draft held earlier this year, there had been rumors that the Giants wanted to trade Shockey, and those rumors are now factual actions.
I'm sorry to all of the NY fans, and any other fans out there... be on the lookout for a powerhouse team in New Orleans this season!!!! ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?????
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