In 2006, the New Orleans Saints took a chance on free agent Drew Brees; back then, the San Diego Chargers were concerned about taking that very chance on the injured quarterback. Arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum and a partially torn rotator cuff, along with pressure to play 2004 first-round pick Philip Rivers, was enough for the Chargers to let Brees go. Now the Pro Bowl quarterback…
Is Jeremy Shockey’s mouth running? Then you’d better go catch a pass for his team; after all, he won’t be for a while. The often disgruntled tight end fired off complaints to anyone who would listen after New Orleans’ embarrassing 30-7 loss Sunday in Carolina. Shockey returned too soon from sports-hernia surgery and re-aggravated the injury on the Saints’ first offensive play. The pain later led…
