NFL CAREER – Shockey joined the Saints prior to the start of training camp. Acquired from the New York Giants, he has recorded 371 receptions for 4,228 yards with 27 touchdowns in his six year NFL career. Shockey was selected to four Pro Bowls in his first six NFL campaigns the most ever by a Giants tight end. His receptions total is ranked second among active tight ends and his receiving yardage total ranks fourth among active tight ends. He has caught a least one pass in 83 consecutive contests in which he’s played, the second-longest active streak among NFL tight ends.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Acquired by New Orleans Saints from New York Giants, 7/21/08 in exchange for second- and fifth-round 2009 draft picks; Placed on Injured Reserve by New York Giants with fractured left fibula, 12/17/07; Signed by N.Y. Giants to a five-year contract extension, 10/12/05; Signed by New York Giants to a six-year contract, 7/3/02; Chosen by the New York Giants with the 14th overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft.

HONORS – 2006: Pro Bowl; 2005: Pro Bowl; 2003: Pro Bowl; 2002: Pro Bowl, Pepsi Rookie of the Year, First Team Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, College & Pro Football Newsweekly and Pro Football Newsweekly and Football Digest All-Pro, Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie, Pro Football Weekly All-NFC, NFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 17), NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month (November and December).

2007 - Started first 14 games for Giants before suffering a fractured left fibula injury vs. Washington (12/16) which required surgery and sidelined him for the remainder of the regular season and the entire postseason...Finished third on team with 57 catches for 619 yards...Had at least four catches in game eight times...Shockey’s three touchdown receptions tied Amani Toomer for second on Giants...Had five receptions for 79 yards in Giants’ first victory of the season at Washington (9/23)...His 21-yard catch in the third quarter put ball at the one-yard line and set up Reuben Droughns’ one-yard touchdown run...Caught five passes for 39 yards, including a two-yard touchdown vs. San Francisco (10/21)...Finished with a career-high 12 catches and tied a career best with 129 yards vs. Dallas (11/11). It was the sixth time in his career he had at least ten catches in a game…Scored the Giants’ first touchdown on an eight-yard reception…His previous best single-game total was 11 receptions, which he had twice: Nov. 17, 2002 vs. Washington and Oct. 5, 2003 vs. Miami...Gained 129 yards (on just five catches) at Dallas on Oct. 16, 2005...It was the eighth 100-yard game of Shockey’s career and increased his career yardage total to 4,096...He became the 12th player in Giants history with 4,000 receiving yards…The touchdown catch was the 27^th of his career, tying him with Earnest Gray, Chris Calloway and Ike Hilliard for ninth place on the franchise’s career list. 2006 - Started all 15 regular season games in which he played and the NFC Wild Card contest. He was declared inactive at Washington (12/30) due to an ankle injury...Led the Giants with 66 receptions, the second-highest total of his career...The catches accounted for 623 yards and seven touchdown grabs, tying the career high he previously set in 2005...Shockey was selected to the Pro Bowl for the fourth time in his career, though he was unable to play in the game because of the ankle injury that kept him out of the regular season finale in Washington...Finished with a team-high six receptions for 55 yards and two touchdowns at Atlanta (10/15)…His two-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter gave the Giants a 17-14 lead…A ten-yard reception in the fourth quarter converted a key third-and-four situation to extend a drive that would result in his second touchdown of game, a four-yarder. 2005 - Started all 15 regular season games in which he played, plus the NFC Wild Card Game vs. Carolina...Inactive due to an ankle injury at Oakland (12/31)...Shockey’s 65 catches and 891 yards placed him second on the team in both categories and his seven touchdown grabs were tied for the team lead...Became the second-fastest tight end in NFL history with 200 receptions when he reached the mark in his 43^rd contest, behind only Kellen Winslow (39 games)...Selected to the Pro Bowl for third time in his career, the most ever by a Giants tight end (he did not play in the game because of an ankle injury). 2004 – Shockey started all 15 games in which he appeared in…Led the Giants with 61 receptions for 666 yards and six touchdowns…Became the first tight end to lead the team in receptions since Mark Bavaro in 1987 (55). 2003 – Shockey started all nine games in which he appeared in and was selected to his second Pro Bowl despite missing the season’s final seven contests with a knee injury…Finished fourth on the Giants and sixth among NFL tight ends with 48 catches for 535 yards and two touchdowns. 2002 – As rookie in 2002, Shockey appeared in 15 regular season contests with 14 starts and started the NFC Wild Card contest at the San Francisco 49ers...Voted the Pepsi Rookie of the Year in balloting by NFL fans...Selected 1st-team All-Pro by Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, College & Pro Football Newsweekly and Football Digest...Voted to NFL All-Rookie and All-NFC teams by Pro Football Weekly...Caught 74 passes for 894 yards and 2 touchdowns...The 74 catch total was the fifth-highest total in Giants history, a team record for both rookies and tight ends...Shockey’s 74 receptions were the second-most ever for an NFL rookie tight end (Philadelphia’s Keith Jackson had 81 catches in 1988)...Accounted for 894 receiving yards, the most by a Giants tight end since Mark Bavaro had 1,001 in 1986 and the second-most in NFL history by a first-year player at his position. The rookie receiving yardage record of 1,076 was set by Hall of Famer and former New Orleans Saints head coach Mike Ditka for the Chicago Bears in 1961...Named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 17 and the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for both November and December...Shockey’s 1st career reception went for 9 yards vs. San Francisco (9/5).

COLLEGE – Shockey was one of three finalists for the John Mackey Award in 2001, given to the finest tight end in college football...Played just two seasons at the University of Miami (Florida), but finished his college career ranked sixth on the school’s career-record list for tight ends with 61 receptions for 815 yards...Only Bubba Franks (12, 1997-2000) had recorded more touchdown catches than his ten scores among tight ends who have worn a Hurricanes uniform...As a junior in 2001, Shockey was named a first-team All-America selection by CNNSI, while also adding second-team honors from Associated Press, CBS.sportsline.com and ABC Sports...Led the team with a career-high 40 receptions for 519 yards (13.0-yard avg.) and seven touchdown catches as a junior...In 2000, earned First-team All-Big East Conference honors by league coaches, CollegeFootball News and The Sporting News...Attended Northeast Oklahoma A&M College (Miami, Oklahoma) in 1999 as a freshman.

PERSONAL – Lettered all four seasons at Ada (Okla.) High School, playing mostly at wide receiver and outside linebacker...Caught 50 passes for 1,108 yards and five touchdown grabs and returned 4 punts for scores as a senior in 1998...Named an All-State and All-District selection during his final year…Honor Roll student...Son of Lucinda Shockey...Born Jeremy Charles Shockey on August 18, 1980 in Ada, Okla...Jeremy served as the New York Giants’ spokesman for Rock and Wrap it Up!, a national, non-profit organization whose mission is to feed all those who hunger using safely recovered edible leftover food from arenas where major concerts and sporting events occur.