"For the first time in years - and the first time in Tom Coughlin's tenure as Giants coach - the team will start a season with a question mark at tight end. That's because the Giants just traded their exclamation point.

Jeremy Shockey, a four-time Pro Bowler, was traded to the Saints on Monday as the Giants unloaded a package that included as much talent as tumult. Now, with training camp about to open and players expected to report tomorrow, they must find a replacement for his production.

"We have five young kids who are all vying for the position," Tom Coughlin said Monday following the trade. "The tight end position will be a very competitive position in training camp.""