Jeremy Shockey emerged from his offseason of innuendo and speculation on Saturday, offering only a handful of remarks that seem to indicate that he is irked by the organization.

"Unlike the Giants, I'm going to be quiet," he said at Flushing Meadows Corona Park while participating in the Powerade Pro Challenge. "They've released multiple things about myself and if you look back into the media, there's always a source. Well, I'd like to know who this source is and we'll go over here and we'll deal with it ourselves, because I haven't said one negative thing toward the Giants in the newspapers."

No, Shockey hasn't been quoted in a newspaper for a long time, not since before the Super Bowl XLII victory and playoff run he was forced to watch from the sideline after fracturing his fibula in Week 14. But his name has certainly been seen in print, mostly in reference to the possibility of the Giants trading him. Talks between the Giants and Saints on that swap continued up until the NFL draft in April.

Saturday, Shockey hinted that he might be so peeved as to skip the team's mandatory minicamp this week. Those sessions begin Wednesday.

"Obviously. I'm not 100 percent and if I do show to minicamp, it's going to be, I wouldn't imagine me doing much, just getting treatment on my leg," he said.

Shockey seemed to enjoy playful answers about his potential presence at the minicamp. Asked if he planned to be in the New York area for a few more days, he said: "Who knows? You know me, I might go back to see my mother in Texas. I have no idea."

As he rolled away from the event in a black SUV, a reporter casually said, "See you on Wednesday." Shockey went so far as to roll down the power window to reply: "Maybe so; maybe not."

For Shockey, this entire offseason has been more of an "if' season.

Shockey wasn't the only Giant at the event. Linebacker Antonio Pierce was on hand, and on his hand was a Super Bowl ring (Shockey was not wearing his; like Shockey, Pierce had skipped the ring ceremony). Pierce didn't provide any "ifs" about his plans to show up for the minicamp. That drama solved, questions rolled round to Shockey.

"What he wants to do and what the organization wants, you have to ask them that question," Pierce said. "But Antonio Pierce wants Jeremy Shockey here. They'd be fools to get rid of him."

Shockey seemed to think the same. "Why wouldn't they want me?" he asked, pointing out that he's never been arrested or caused the organization other headaches. He tried to smooth things over by saying he had spoken with owner Steve Tisch earlier in the day. He didn't say what the conversation entailed.

"Whatever happens between the upper management, the lower management, the owners, any management, is going to keep between ourselves," he said. He also said that reporters would have a chance to "interrogate" him a little more "if I make it to minicamp."