"NEW YORK (AP) -- Jeremy Shockey is quoted in a magazine as calling Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells a "homo," but the outspoken Giants tight end insists someone else made the remark.
In next week's New York magazine, Shockey criticizes Parcells for comments he was told the coach made about him on TV and concludes by saying: "Let's see how much Parcells wins this year. I'll make him pay when we play them. The homo."
Shockey didn't want to comment "on something that's just not true," he told the Daily News of New York after the Giants lost an exhibition game in Foxboro, Mass., on Thursday night.
"I'm 100 percent sure I didn't say that," he added, contending he thinks the writer got the comment mixed up from something the player's friend might have called Parcells.
New York magazine spokeswoman Serena Torrey said Friday the magazine stands by the story and the reporting by writer Chris Smith.
"It's obvious that if Jeremy had it to do over again, he would use a different set of words than he used at the time so the writer would not have interpreted his comments the way he did," Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon told The Associated Press on Friday. "Jeremy is learning that there is no such thing as a throwaway line or throwaway word."
Hanlon said Shockey would not be available for comment Friday. The NFL declined comment.
Parcells did not hold his daily news conference Friday because the Cowboys left for Arizona after practice. Team spokesman Rich Dalrymple said Parcells would not comment about Shockey, and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wouldn't comment about a player on another team.
The Cowboys and Giants meet Sept. 15, a Monday night game in the second week of the season.
In the article, Shockey is quoted as saying, "The only guy who was hating me was Parcells. I never watch TV. But my buddies were like, `Why does Bill Parcells hate you so much? He's talking about, `I never seen a player get so much hype off of doing nothing.
"Parcells is not my kinda guy. He says he quits then he wants to come back and coach. Do something! Stay in commentary or stay in football or get the hell out of everybody's life."
Smith has worked for the magazine for 15 years, writing on a range of subjects. The interview with Shockey was last month, and Torrey said Smith taped it.
Shockey "went on at great length ... how he's [Parcells] a publicity hound, how Shockey's gonna make him pay when they play," Smith told the Daily News. "He ended the monologue by calling him `the homo.' It's 100 percent accurate."
Cathy Renna, a spokeswoman of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said, "It's a reflection that it's still OK to use that language in sports. He's done it before. In some ways, it's no surprise to us."
Shockey caught 74 passes for 894 yards in his rookie year, becoming an immediate star. He drew attention off the field as well.
There was a training camp fight with linebacker Brandon Short and inflammatory remarks about gays on the Howard Stern radio show in September.
Shockey also discusses his sexual fantasies in the upcoming issue of Maxim magazine.
During the Giants' playoff loss to San Francisco, Shockey made an obscene gesture and threw a cup of ice over his shoulder that struck some youngsters in the stands behind the Giants' bench. He was fined $10,000 by the NFL"
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When these teams play in regular season second game we should take note of what was said here.
Personally I feel like its advantage NY Giants. Shockey usually backs up his words
KOD
In next week's New York magazine, Shockey criticizes Parcells for comments he was told the coach made about him on TV and concludes by saying: "Let's see how much Parcells wins this year. I'll make him pay when we play them. The homo."
Shockey didn't want to comment "on something that's just not true," he told the Daily News of New York after the Giants lost an exhibition game in Foxboro, Mass., on Thursday night.
"I'm 100 percent sure I didn't say that," he added, contending he thinks the writer got the comment mixed up from something the player's friend might have called Parcells.
New York magazine spokeswoman Serena Torrey said Friday the magazine stands by the story and the reporting by writer Chris Smith.
"It's obvious that if Jeremy had it to do over again, he would use a different set of words than he used at the time so the writer would not have interpreted his comments the way he did," Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon told The Associated Press on Friday. "Jeremy is learning that there is no such thing as a throwaway line or throwaway word."
Hanlon said Shockey would not be available for comment Friday. The NFL declined comment.
Parcells did not hold his daily news conference Friday because the Cowboys left for Arizona after practice. Team spokesman Rich Dalrymple said Parcells would not comment about Shockey, and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wouldn't comment about a player on another team.
The Cowboys and Giants meet Sept. 15, a Monday night game in the second week of the season.
In the article, Shockey is quoted as saying, "The only guy who was hating me was Parcells. I never watch TV. But my buddies were like, `Why does Bill Parcells hate you so much? He's talking about, `I never seen a player get so much hype off of doing nothing.
"Parcells is not my kinda guy. He says he quits then he wants to come back and coach. Do something! Stay in commentary or stay in football or get the hell out of everybody's life."
Smith has worked for the magazine for 15 years, writing on a range of subjects. The interview with Shockey was last month, and Torrey said Smith taped it.
Shockey "went on at great length ... how he's [Parcells] a publicity hound, how Shockey's gonna make him pay when they play," Smith told the Daily News. "He ended the monologue by calling him `the homo.' It's 100 percent accurate."
Cathy Renna, a spokeswoman of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said, "It's a reflection that it's still OK to use that language in sports. He's done it before. In some ways, it's no surprise to us."
Shockey caught 74 passes for 894 yards in his rookie year, becoming an immediate star. He drew attention off the field as well.
There was a training camp fight with linebacker Brandon Short and inflammatory remarks about gays on the Howard Stern radio show in September.
Shockey also discusses his sexual fantasies in the upcoming issue of Maxim magazine.
During the Giants' playoff loss to San Francisco, Shockey made an obscene gesture and threw a cup of ice over his shoulder that struck some youngsters in the stands behind the Giants' bench. He was fined $10,000 by the NFL"
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When these teams play in regular season second game we should take note of what was said here.
Personally I feel like its advantage NY Giants. Shockey usually backs up his words
KOD
