{"id":331090,"date":"2026-01-13T03:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/jeremy-shockey-says-giants-need-a-champ-and-john-harbaughs-the-guy"},"modified":"2026-01-13T03:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:40:07","slug":"jeremy-shockey-says-giants-need-a-champ-and-john-harbaughs-the-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/jeremy-shockey-says-giants-need-a-champ-and-john-harbaughs-the-guy","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Shockey Says Giants Want A Champ, And John Harbaugh\u2019s The Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Jeremy Shockey<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Giants Should Go Big, Hire John Harbaugh<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">No more &#8216;one-hit wonder&#8217; experiments<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-13T00:30:38-08:00\"><br \/>\n               January 13, 2026<br \/>\n              12:30 AM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-77548ace4932654e56d85b7120a05f99\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-76c2a271-e21a-4df7-8a1b-64762f93f2a6-1380490141-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-76c2a271-e21a-4df7-8a1b-64762f93f2a6-1380490141-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ALL - AMERICAN\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/96\/16by9\/2026\/01\/12\/968deab59eb640b4bc203f0ee6b8dbd6_md.png\" alt=\"011226_jeremy_shockey_giants_kal_v2\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-77548ace4932654e56d85b7120a05f99--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dca75ee0060806549e9e6d15ae4e5dc0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeremy-shockey\/\"><strong>Jeremy Shockey<\/strong><\/a> has never been bashful &#8230; and his message to the New York Giants is simple &#8230; go get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/john-harbaugh\/\"><strong>John Harbaugh<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dca75ee0060806549e9e6d15ae4e5dc0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2cd9b9b0a2ee7f60dc7e4970d43b5bd3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The four-time Pro Bowl tight end &#8212; who won a Super Bowl with the Giants in the 2007 season &#8212; tells <strong>TMZ Sports <\/strong>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/06\/john-harbaugh-fired-ravens\/\"><strong>ex-Ravens coach<\/strong><\/a> would be his pick for the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2cd9b9b0a2ee7f60dc7e4970d43b5bd3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d1804f6a0a41e7026621daba03f2c7a1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>\u201cA coach of that caliber with that kind of pedigree and experience doesn\u2019t come around often,\u201d Shockey said, adding the G-Men shouldn\u2019t be chasing \u201cone-hit wonders\u201d or rolling the dice on another untested hire.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d1804f6a0a41e7026621daba03f2c7a1--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2c303754e7fc350cffa94152351e4108\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Instead, he pointed straight at Harbaugh\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9, calling him \u201ca champion and a winner\u201d while stressing the key point &#8212; he&#8217;s available.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2c303754e7fc350cffa94152351e4108--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0b6bdf41c53a72d7474b5da36a9aa10c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260107_761a99b77beb49c1a9a19271e5891e68\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ead76e63-0916-4ee9-9458-3952f1a6ff2c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/76\/4by3\/2026\/01\/07\/761a99b77beb49c1a9a19271e5891e68_md.jpg\" alt=\"john harbaugh sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0b6bdf41c53a72d7474b5da36a9aa10c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f9fd717d0c2e133d2cb277d77679fd96\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Translation? Shockey thinks they&#8217;d be crazy <em>not<\/em> to pull the trigger.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f9fd717d0c2e133d2cb277d77679fd96--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cdf7f43bb256f815405f22363940c964\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course, the NYG aren&#8217;t the only org on the hunt for a new coach. In fact, one-fourth of the NFL is on the hunt for a new leader, and Harbaugh is atop most everybody&#8217;s wish lists for the reasons Shockey laid out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cdf7f43bb256f815405f22363940c964--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-018cd47926b513dc41eb3210390f429e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>That said, the Giants are arguably the most attractive job out there. They have a promising young core with quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jaxson-dart\/\"><strong>Jaxson Dart<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; who cameras caught <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/09\/jaxson-dart-giants-coaching-search\/\"><strong>addressing the coaching search<\/strong><\/a> last week &#8212; and running back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/cam-skattebo\/\"><strong>Cam Skattebo<\/strong><\/a>, who Shockey thinks shares similarities with himself.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-018cd47926b513dc41eb3210390f429e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1dbdaf6cede3ebf5c504890e0aacd2eb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m big fans of both of them, and I\u2019m excited to be a Giants fan myself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1dbdaf6cede3ebf5c504890e0aacd2eb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2c2cd59efed9d937c6e9a01b4efe7338\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ca856a8c-0d31-4e75-9cd3-09975abc0a51-2145742715-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-ca856a8c-0d31-4e75-9cd3-09975abc0a51-2145742715-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/54\/16by9\/2026\/01\/12\/5496b5c119c54d2d867906111415e211_md.png\" alt=\"011226_jeremy_shockey_miami_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2c2cd59efed9d937c6e9a01b4efe7338--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a1b0fe78a7f9ebd574a9ebb778996ab0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We also spoke with Shockey about his Canes leading up to their College Football Playoff championship game against the Indiana Hoosiers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a1b0fe78a7f9ebd574a9ebb778996ab0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1b1538e79c834975b926cb3d3e71f712\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The U hasn&#8217;t won a title since Shockey was an All-American during the 2000 season &#8230; something he believes will soon change.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1b1538e79c834975b926cb3d3e71f712--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0618e7afb0d0de1b30d69617028835cf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Check out the clip!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0618e7afb0d0de1b30d69617028835cf--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/13\/jeremy-shockey-says-giants-should-hire-john-harbaugh\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeremy Shockey Giants Should Go Big, Hire John Harbaugh No more &#8216;one-hit wonder&#8217; experiments Published January 13, 2026 12:30 AM PST Play video content TMZSports.com [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":331093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5012,9138,406,9140,9137,9142,1318,9139,6028,9141,267],"class_list":["post-331090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-all-american","tag-cam-skattebo","tag-coach","tag-faculty-soccer-playoff","tag-jaxson-dart","tag-jeremy-shockey","tag-national-football-league","tag-new-york-giants","tag-quarterback","tag-search-final-week","tag-the-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331090"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331092,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331090\/revisions\/331092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}