Playing in the State Semi-final game of his senior year, he caught eight passes for 206 yards, but his team lost in an upset to Chickasha High School.

[1] After high school, Shockey briefly attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in the hopes of being recruited by the University of Arizona.

However, Arizona wasn't interested and Shockey eventually earned a scholarship to and attended the University of Miami, where he was part of the school's long tradition of star tight ends.

Shockey signed a five-year contract extension with the Giants on October 12, 2005, making him the highest paid tight end in professional football.

Shockey turned in another strong performance during the 2006 season, catching 66 passes for 623 yards and tying a career-high with seven touchdown receptions.

Possessing great athletic abilities to run routes and make crucial blocks, Shockey is equally known for his sometimes brash comments on other players and the media and for his antics off the field.

On December 16, 2007, in week 15 of the season, while playing against the Washington Redskins, Shockey suffered a fractured fibula and damage to his ankle.

After Shockey's season-ending injury, the Giants went on to win the NFC title and beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

While teammates practiced, Shockey stayed in the locker room, much to the dismay of head coach Tom Coughlin.

[6] On July 21, 2008, the Giants agreed to trade Shockey to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for second and fifth-round picks in the 2009 NFL draft.

Shockey got his second championship title as the Saints won their first Super Bowl in franchise history by defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31–17.

Shockey has a large tattoo on his right biceps that incorporates American symbols such as the stars and stripes of the United States flag and a bald eagle.

[11] While playing for the Giants, Shockey lived in West New York, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from Midtown Manhattan.

In January 2013, Shockey filed for divorce after being married eight months to Daniela Cortazar-Shockey in Miami claiming the marriage was "irretrievably broken.

"[15] A year later, New York magazine reported that he had mocked then-Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells as a "homo", a comment he later denied making.