Jeremy Shockey says the Giants, not his own choice, kept him away from the Super Bowl XLII parade.
On the “Club Shay Shay” podcast, the former Giants tight end said he was barred from any of the post-Super Bowl events while he was dealing with a staph infection that ended his postseason. Shockey said the team would not allow him around the players until the infection was cleared.
“If I couldn’t get the staph infection cleared up, they’re not going to let me be around these players,” he said. “Someone else might get it or something.”
The Giants traded Shockey to the New Orleans Saints that summer, and he later got the chance to be part of a championship parade two years after that. The Giants have not responded to his remarks.
Shockey had previously said he paid his own way to Super Bowl XLII in February 2008 and watched from a suite instead of being on the sideline. He also did not go to the Giants’ White House visit that April.
At the time, Shockey said he was not motivated by jealousy as Kevin Boss stepped in at tight end and quickly became a favorite, while the defense and the “Earth, Wind, and Fire” rushing attack helped carry the team. Shockey pointed to his own career pride when explaining how he felt about missing the title run.
“I’ve worked my whole life to be at this level, to play at this game,” Shockey said. “To not be able to play in it, of course, it hurt. But I wasn’t jealous.”
With the 20th anniversary of the Giants’ Super Bowl run coming next year, Shockey’s absence from the parade remains one of the lingering questions from that championship team - and it’s still unclear whether he’d be invited if the Giants hold a ceremony.
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