Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride has spoken with tight end Jeremy Shockey about his status with the team.  And while Gilbride has shared some of the details regarding the discussion, Gilbride wouldn’t answer the $64,000 question.

Does Shockey want to stay in New York?

As to the prospect of a return by the 2002 first-round draft pick, Gilbride said, “It’s so nebulous right now, you just have no idea.  Right now he’s on our team.  We’re planning on him being there.  He’ll be one of the guys that we’ll look to feature and one of the guys that we’ll look to depend on.  Hopefully he’ll be here in good spirits and ready to do the things that we know he’s capable of doing.  But who knows?  It’s certainly beyond my hands.”

Shockey is believed to want both a trade and a new contract.  There have been rumors and reports that he’s unhappy with the fact that the team ripped through the playoffs and won the Super Bowl without him, and that he’s bothered by talk that the team is better without him.

The Saints pursued him before the draft, and presumably still want him.

Whether a trade happens likely depends on Shockey’s disposition and demeanor when he reports for a mandatory minicamp on June 11.

If he reports for it.  Though Shockey hasn’t hinted at a holdout, it wouldn’t surprise us if it happens.