Shockey said Wednesday at Heath Evans' charity softball game at Zephyr Field that he intends to be a frequent participant during the Saints' offseason program again this year after spending most of his offseason in New Orleans last year, too. In past years with the New York Giants, Shockey preferred to stay in his college town of Miami for most of the offseason. But last year he said he wanted to make a commitment to spend more time working with quarterback Drew Brees and the rest of his teammates. "You know, it's hard working out in New York when it's cold outside and you have to work indoors. It's great weather here, and I have no excuse not to be here, " Shockey said. "We work all the time. Today we worked on routes with Drew and everything. So I'm here a lot of the time. And if I'm not here it's for a good reason." Source: The Times-Picayune
'Bout time. I think he wants to play a bigger role with the Saints. Also, there are other signs that Shockey has begun to mature more. Good to see.
