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Giants Shrink Told Team Not to Draft Shockey

Posted Sep 2nd 2007 11:52AM by Michael David Smith

A new book written with the cooperation of former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi reveals that when the Giants took tight end Jeremy Shockey in the first round of the 2002 draft, not everyone within the organization was on board.

Specifically, the book reveals:

Before the 2002 draft, a team psychologist told Accorsi "You can't draft (Jeremy) Shockey." Undeterred, Accorsi flew to Ada, Okla., met with Shockey, looked into his background, and convinced the Giants to draft him anyway.

That's surprising, as while Shockey sometimes gets a little overheated both on and off the field, he actually has the kind of competitive, fiery spirit that teams usually crave. It sounds like this psychologist was hired to advise a football team when he would have been better off advising a company on which personality traits to look for in middle managers.

Previously on FanHouse:
Prior to 2006 Cowboys-Giants Game, Bill Parcells Was Negotiating With the Enemy

Tags: Jeremy+Shockey, JeremyShockey

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9-02-2007 @ 12:42PM

hscs said...

The great Michael David Smith knows all! Football, the law, animal rights, ESPN, psychology, and middle management(???). You'd think a man with that much wisdom and knowledge would be busy taking over the world instead of blogging.

9-02-2007 @ 1:31PM

deke majeski said...

who is this girly man who said that about Shockey?
must be a panty waist mamma's boy. shockey is great.
a real football player,

9-02-2007 @ 1:45PM

jim said...

Yes he’s a great player as long as he’s on the field and not throwing team mates under busses and pouting about not getting enough chances and being dramatic whenever the ball doesn’t come to him. There’s being competitive and being a jerk. He crosses the jerk line way too often.

9-02-2007 @ 2:49PM

LB said...

He is a risk when you think about a first round draft pick that's a TE and a little crazy. If he was arrested today for doing something would anyone really be that surprised.