New Orleans Saints Ready To Shock and Awe

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Published: June 14, 2009

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... second season with the Saints. Injuries hampered his time in 2009 and brought forth questions and concerns for both his durability and production.

Saints’ fans ponder openly whether he is just the latest in a long line of talented but fragile tight ends that have come and gone in the Big Easy.

The situation is different on this occasion, however, as Shockey entered the 2009 season with a preexisting injury that had never fully healed.

As any athletic trainer will tell you, “When nursing or playing through an injury, you open yourself up to injuries elsewhere,” which is likely the cause for the vocal tight end’s sports hernia early last season.

One cannot argue that his production was impressive in the games he played, hauling in 50 passes (38 for first downs) and 483 yards. It invokes optimism in most wondering just what a healthy Jeremy Shockey is capable of in the Saints’ high powered offense...

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