Giants general manager Jerry Reese was talking about the draft today when the name of Jeremy Shockey came up.

Shockey missed the Super Bowl run because of an injury, and because the Giants ran the table without him there has been speculation about whether the Giants would trade him (and his personality).

“Right now all I can say on Jeremy Shockey is that he is our starting tight end,” Reese said.  “There is always a lot of chatter going on during this time of the year.  There is not enough to write about and the draft is coming up, so that is giving them something to write about, but during the offseason there wasn’t a lot to write about.  Right now Jeremy is our starting tight end and that is really my stance on it.”

Reese was adamant in saying that he has not sought to trade Shockey, but admitted that other teams have called and there have been conversations. So he would not rule out anything.

“Anything can happen in personnel,” he said. “I always say that. Anything can happen in personnel, but right now, like I said, Jeremy Shockey is our starting tight end and we are looking forward for him to be back on the field for us this fall.”

Reese has spoken to Shockey recently, said his rehab is going well and that he will be ready for training camp. He said the feeling he has gotten is that Shockey wants to be back, and that his teammates want him back. That won’t sway the GM, though, if he thinks a deal for Shockey would improve the team. Nor, he said, would the cap hit make Shockey untradeable.

“Everybody is tradable, no matter what,” Reese said. “Anybody can be traded.  Anybody.”