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So will Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey be Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey by the time the NFL draft is over? That speculation still seems premature, but Giants general manager Jerry Reese isn't ready to say it won't happen, and the New York Daily News reports that Shockey "has made it very clear he wouldn't be upset if it happened."

Meanwhile, the Star-Ledger has pieces headlined "Reese confirms Shockey trade talk" and "Report: Shockey wants out," although in both cases the headlines overstate the substance of the articles.

There seem to be a few issues here. For starters, the Giants played their best football in the playoffs after Shockey was placed on injured reserve. That led to a lot of observers questioning whether Shockey was really all that important to the Giants' offense. If the offense struggles in 2008 with Shockey on the field, I can guarantee that fans and the media will say it's Shockey's fault.

Shockey has also indicated that he's not thrilled with his contract, and that he'd rather play somewhere closer to his home in Miami. And Giants coach Tom Coughlin has said in the past that he wishes Shockey would spend more time with the team during off-season conditioning.

Throw in the reported interest that the Saints have expressed, and it all adds up to sound a lot like he will be gone. The biggest deal in draft weekend may involve a player who's long out of college.