Jeremy Shockey is still a Giant.

Giants GM Jerry Reese, just minutes after making Kenny Phillips the champs’ first-round pick, was asked a question about Shockey and became annoyed.
“Can we talk about our draft pick?” he said.

Reese then said, “Jeremy Shockey’s our starting tight end … and I’m going to leave it at that, OK? … really that’s the end of the story.”

Well, maybe it is. Maybe it isn’t.

Coach Tom Coughlin sounded a lot like Reese when he was asked about Shockey.

“Jeremy Shockey is our starting tight end and that’s the way it is,” Coughlin said. “Despite all that has been said and what have you, as I stand here right now he is our starting tight end.”

But it’s obvious there were discussions about Shockey, with New Orleans in the mix according to reports.

When asked if a trade of Shockey ever got close to being done, Coughlin, who hasn’t recently spoken to the tight end, said, “I don’t know that. There has been a lot of talk, very litle activity.”

That doesn’t mean it’s a dead issue as we head into the second day of the draft, and beyond.

“There is so much that goes on with regard to the draft in terms of picks and players that you learn over the years that the discussions come and go,” Coughlin said. “Whether there is any seriousness to them, that’s probably for someone else to say. These conversations are made all the time. The phone does ring. This has been reported in the paoer. There have been comments about it and I don’t really have anything else to say other than the fact that Jeremy Shockey, while a New York Giant, while playing in our program, has worked very hard. He has done a good job in mentoring, if you will, a lot of these young guys that had to come through and play for us this year, and he has outstanding ability, as you all know, and there is no change in that status as of right now.”