It's about time this finally happened. Jeremy Shockey has finally been traded by the Giants to New Orleans (pending a physical, of course). Hell, as far as I'm concerned, they could have just dumped him in New Orleans and I would have considered this a great deal. Instead, the Giants will get future 2nd and 5th round draft picks, which is not a bad haul.

Interestingly, the compensation is the same thing the Saints offered New York back in April during the draft, and it was turned down. Perhaps Shockey found some way to piss off the Giants yet again that we don't yet know about.

Anyway, you had to figure this was bound to happen. There were serious questions about whether or not Shockey's incredibly loud mouth and obnoxious attitude were causing problems for Eli Manning. That question seemingly got answered when Eli led the Giants through the playoffs and to a Super Bowl victory without Shockey. It also helped that Kevin Boss, Shockey's replacement, simply shut his mouth and performed, thereby making Shockey look quite expendable.

On top of all that, as soon as Shockey went down with the injury, there was almost an immediate rift between him and ownership. Shockey wasn't on the sidelines during the Super Bowl, although he claimed it was because the Giants wouldn't let him be down there.

He also decided over the offseason not to attend the Giants' White House ceremony and he pulled the hilarious move of responding to negative press by claiming he'd be quiet...all while barking about how he'd sit out minicamp. What an idiot.

So, in my mind, this is a good move for the Giants. But is it a good move for the Saints? I'd say it has the potential to be pretty big for the Saints. Eric Johnson and Bill Miller had pretty decent seasons last year for the Saints, but Shockey's clearly an upgrade. If he can keep his mouth shut, which admittedly seems unlikely, you'd have to think he becomes a favorite target for Drew Brees and could help propel them back to the playoffs.

Giants to trade Shockey to New Orleans [Fox Sports]