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Did You Know?

Jeremy’s dad walked out on the family when he was only three years old. His mother, Lucinda, struggled to make ends meet. (Sports Illustrated, July 28, 2003)
Jeremy’s grandma, Evylene, was paralyzed when a drunk driver rear ended her at high speeds. His mother and two aunts were riding in the backseat. Jeremy remembers holding her straw straight so she could sip her soda. (Sports Illustrated, July 28, 2003)
He and his older brother, James, would fight nonstop. Jeremy says he used to shoot at him with BB guns because it was the only way to get back at James "since he was so much bigger." (Sports Illustrated, July 28, 2003)
In college, if Jeremy thought the team wasn’t practicing hard enough, he’d purposely start a fight with someone in order to get his teammates’ adrenaline pumping so they’d work harder
Jeremy once called Bill Parcells a “homo” for which he later apologized (JockBio.com)
Jeremy has an exact replica of the General Lee, the car driven in The Dukes of Hazzard (JockBio.com)
He loves the bands Phish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Doors and Pink Floyd (JockBio.com)
Shockey has an American themed tattoo that took 21 hours and three days to complete, including a stretch of 16 hours (Sports Illustrated, October 17, 2005)
Shockey has three dogs, a Schnauzer, a fox terrier, and a boxer (JockBio.com)
On September 10, 2006, during the "Manning Bowl" between the Giants and Indianapolis Colts--just the day before the five-year anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center--Jeremy caught a touchdown pass, and immediately handed the ball to a soldier in the endzone

Player Facts:

Jeremy grew up dreaming of playing for the University of Oklahoma but they thought he was too small. He went to a junior college, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, where he got bigger and dominated. Miami and Oklahoma recruited him after his first year but he was still miffed by how he was treated by Oklahoma the year before, and so he decided to go to Miami - a decision that did not go over so well in his hometown. (New York Magazine, August 11, 2003)
Jeremy has been selected to four Pro Bowls in his first six seasons, which is a record for a Giants tight end. He is the first Giant since Lawrence Taylor in 1982 to be a Pro Bowl selection in each of his first two seasons. (New York Giants)
In 2002, Shockey's 74 receptions set Giants franchise rookie and tight end records (New York Giants)
With 371 career receptions at the end of the 2007 season, Jeremy is fourth in Giants history and No. 1 among all Giants tight ends. Out of the entire league, Jeremy ranks second to Kansas City's Tony Gonzalez among active tight ends. (New York Giants)
Shockey was the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year in 2002, as well as an All Pro selection that season. He is a Super Bowl XLII Champion. (New York Giants)
In 2008, the New Orleans Saints acquired Jeremy Shockey for a second- and a fifth-round draft pick in 2009 (NFL, July 21, 2008)