The Facts:
The Giants have agreed to trade their disgruntled tight end to the New Orleans Saints for a second-round pick and a fifth-round pick, FOXSports.com has learned. The deal is pending league approval, according to a league source. Shockey must also pass a physical.
Reported by FOXSports.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As FOXSports.com insider Jay Glazer notes, the compensation is the same the Saints offered New York back in April prior and during to the draft and it was turned down. The emergence of rookie Kevin Boss during the Giants' Super Bowl run -- a stretch Shockey missed due to a broken leg -- made Shockey expendable. Shockey's attitude made the move somewhat necessary as the Giants sought to avoid distractions from their bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions. ... As for the Saints, recent reports suggesting Eric Johnson was looking sharp during off-season workouts are almost certainly moot with Shockey now on board
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