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GIANTS KEEPING EYE ON SHOCKEY
By PAUL SCHWARTZ
June 15, 2006 -- Given that Jeremy Shockey stays away from Giants Stadium in the offseason, it's always worth noting when he stops by. And when the fun-loving tight end shows up the way he did yesterday, sporting a shiner below his left eye, well, it's worth noting some more.
"We're all wondering if coach gave it to him," center Shaun O'Hara said.
No, Tom Coughlin did not pop Shockey in the face for eschewing the offseason workout program. Shockey, displaying a black-and-blue eye that was partially closed, said he hurt himself last Friday during an accident in the weight room while working out in Miami.
So what if it looked as if he was brawling on South Beach.
"I'm not Tarver," Shockey said, alluding to the pounding Antonio Tarver absorbed last Saturday at the hands of Bernard Hopkins.
Rather than fight, the Giants united on the first day of their minicamp, a stark contrast to the way they disbanded five months earlier in the ugly aftermath of a 23-0 playoff loss to the Panthers. Plaxico Burress was so disgusted by the offensive meltdown he skipped out on the final team meeting, a show of insubordination that did not sit well with Coughlin and many of Burress' teammates.
"We had a conversation and that will stay between us," Coughlin said.
Burress, who along with Shockey and defensive tackle William Joseph spent the offseason in Miami, all were on the scene for this camp, but Burress refused to speak with the media. The high-scoring Giants offense sputtered down the stretch of the season and Burress increasingly showed his frustration, all but sulking on the field when Eli Manning did not deliver the ball. Then Burress prematurely left town.
"Obviously a lot of people were frustrated and that's just how he expressed it," Manning said. "I don't think it was anything against me."
Asked if he cleared the air with Burress, Manning said, "Didn't feel the need. I've been upset when a guy drops a ball, I'll show frustration, that's everybody. He never said anything to me, he never came to me, so it doesn't bother me."
Shockey said he did not want to discuss last year's issues.
"We're trying to forget about last year and trying to build from the mistakes of the past," he said.
Neither Shockey nor Burress showed any rust from taking their act to Florida while their teammates worked in New Jersey.
"They're in good shape," Coughlin said, "just as I knew they would be."
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The Giants viewed the recent motorcycle accident that sent Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger to the hospital with serious injuries as a grim warning. "I have always been very, very nervous and opinionated about motorcycles," Coughlin said. "We have a rule that players are not to ride a motorcycle during the season, but in the offseason it is very difficult to control all of those things." Manning said he never has been on a motorcycle, has gone skiing once (when he was 10 years old), and doesn't water ski. "I'm not a crazy guy, I don't think," he said. "I'm pretty safe." . . .
LB LaVar Arrington sat out the afternoon workout because of a flare-up of Achilles' tendinitis. . . .
Jonas Seawright (nose tackle) and Fred Robbins lined up as the starting defensive tackles, with Joseph working with the second unit. . . .
Recently signed QB Rob Johnson, recovering from elbow surgery, did not work much in the team drills but he did uncork a deep pass hauled in by Tim Carter, who figures to have his speed-receiver role threatened by rookie Sinorice Moss.
paul.schwartz@nypost.com
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By PAUL SCHWARTZ
June 15, 2006 -- Given that Jeremy Shockey stays away from Giants Stadium in the offseason, it's always worth noting when he stops by. And when the fun-loving tight end shows up the way he did yesterday, sporting a shiner below his left eye, well, it's worth noting some more.
"We're all wondering if coach gave it to him," center Shaun O'Hara said.
No, Tom Coughlin did not pop Shockey in the face for eschewing the offseason workout program. Shockey, displaying a black-and-blue eye that was partially closed, said he hurt himself last Friday during an accident in the weight room while working out in Miami.
So what if it looked as if he was brawling on South Beach.
"I'm not Tarver," Shockey said, alluding to the pounding Antonio Tarver absorbed last Saturday at the hands of Bernard Hopkins.
Rather than fight, the Giants united on the first day of their minicamp, a stark contrast to the way they disbanded five months earlier in the ugly aftermath of a 23-0 playoff loss to the Panthers. Plaxico Burress was so disgusted by the offensive meltdown he skipped out on the final team meeting, a show of insubordination that did not sit well with Coughlin and many of Burress' teammates.
"We had a conversation and that will stay between us," Coughlin said.
Burress, who along with Shockey and defensive tackle William Joseph spent the offseason in Miami, all were on the scene for this camp, but Burress refused to speak with the media. The high-scoring Giants offense sputtered down the stretch of the season and Burress increasingly showed his frustration, all but sulking on the field when Eli Manning did not deliver the ball. Then Burress prematurely left town.
"Obviously a lot of people were frustrated and that's just how he expressed it," Manning said. "I don't think it was anything against me."
Asked if he cleared the air with Burress, Manning said, "Didn't feel the need. I've been upset when a guy drops a ball, I'll show frustration, that's everybody. He never said anything to me, he never came to me, so it doesn't bother me."
Shockey said he did not want to discuss last year's issues.
"We're trying to forget about last year and trying to build from the mistakes of the past," he said.
Neither Shockey nor Burress showed any rust from taking their act to Florida while their teammates worked in New Jersey.
"They're in good shape," Coughlin said, "just as I knew they would be."
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The Giants viewed the recent motorcycle accident that sent Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger to the hospital with serious injuries as a grim warning. "I have always been very, very nervous and opinionated about motorcycles," Coughlin said. "We have a rule that players are not to ride a motorcycle during the season, but in the offseason it is very difficult to control all of those things." Manning said he never has been on a motorcycle, has gone skiing once (when he was 10 years old), and doesn't water ski. "I'm not a crazy guy, I don't think," he said. "I'm pretty safe." . . .
LB LaVar Arrington sat out the afternoon workout because of a flare-up of Achilles' tendinitis. . . .
Jonas Seawright (nose tackle) and Fred Robbins lined up as the starting defensive tackles, with Joseph working with the second unit. . . .
Recently signed QB Rob Johnson, recovering from elbow surgery, did not work much in the team drills but he did uncork a deep pass hauled in by Tim Carter, who figures to have his speed-receiver role threatened by rookie Sinorice Moss.
paul.schwartz@nypost.com
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