Shockey is the nephew of a friend of mine. According to her he is one of those who does all his "trash talking" on the field.
Four years ago this kid (and he is still a kid) was playing wide-receiver for Ada, OK, high school where he held the all time Oklahoma H.S. record for catches. He couldn't get a scholarship out of high school and went to a jr. college in OK where after one year everybody was offering him a scholarship.
He went to Miami because they hadn't turned him down before. OU and Texas A&M are two I remember who turned him down. He was All-American on two National Champions and went pro a year early.
He might be "Cocky Shockey" on the field but just remember he's going to "catch it" from Momma and the aunt when he gets off. His antics are to fire himself up and he thinks he should catch everything thrown his way. He's his own worst critic.
His first day in training camp he got into a fight with Tiki Barber in the dining hall and the mother and aunt discussed "going up there to straighten him out." It's funny to watch because they are so proud of him they could pop on the one hand and get so mad at him they could kill him on the other.
I can't wait to get the latest up-close and personnal report on Jeremy Shockey.
I think professional football players are tested for steroids. Steroids are a baseball thing.
When my 10 year old asks me why is it cool to drink beer after watching all the beer commercials, Child abuse by a cup of water OVER THE HEAD that "struck a child" is not even close.
Your kids watch Hockey?
I hope the kid has dried off.
Actually, the fight was with Giant Linebacker Brandon Short. The Giants have a tradition of rookies singing there school songs for the whole team and Short was harassing Shockey, telling him to had do it. When Shockey finally rose to sing, he said introduced himself, stated his signing bonus and said this song is for B. Short. Then they had a rumble in the dining hall. He's very cocky, but he backs up his big talk. He was the only rookie to make the Pro Bowl this year.