Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley
Earlier today, I had the opportunity to visit with Giants GM Jerry Reese for a few minutes by phone. I'm preparing a column on the defending Super Bowl champions for Saturday's edition of ESPN.com, and Reese is usually the first person in the organization I call. He comes across as very gracious and humble, but he's actually one of the most driven guys in the league.
He's aware of the perception that the Giants simply had a "fairytale" season and is using that as motivation. I'm going to save most of our discussion for the column, but we did talk about tight end Jeremy Shockey, who is rumored to be seeking a trade.
"A lot of this has been chatter," Reese said. "I have talked to Jeremy this offseason, and I want him to be our starting tight end."
Asked if anything could change his mind, Reese responded, "Anything can happen with personnel, so you never say never. You have to keep your options open."
That said, I don't think the Giants are actively trying to shop Shockey. Reese also spent a lot of time talking about the team's new draft class. He had some intriguing things to say about rookie quarterback Andre Woodson of Kentucky.
For more on our conversation, please begin hitting the "refresh" button on ESPN.com at 8 a.m. ET Saturday.
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