Shockey alters offseason plans after disappointing first year with Saints

For Saints TE Jeremy Shockey, the transition to New Orleans was a difficult one. After six successful, albeit controversial, years with the Giants, Shockey had career lows in receiving yards (483) and touchdowns (zero) in an injury-plagued first campaign with his new team. One positive to come out of a disappointing year for both Shockey and the Saints, we hear, is his vow to participate in the team’s offseason workout program and work on establishing a better relationship with QB Drew Brees. For his entire career, Shockey had worked out separately in Miami, away from his team, isolating himself after the final game of the season was played. He’s promising to show his face much more in New Orleans than he ever did with his Giants teammates during the offseason. There’s no guarantee that the results will be any different in 2009, but this can't hurt Shockey moving forward.

(profootballweekly.com)