ALBANY, N.Y. - Pro Bowl tight end Jeremy Shockey practiced Wednesday with the New York Giants for the first time since having surgery on his right foot on June 22.
"We're on schedule," Shockey said. "We're doing good. If we keep being smart about it and don't push it, there's no reason why next week I can't go full speed."
He will not play on Friday in the Giants preseason opener against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Shockey aggravated the foot during a minicamp and had a screw inserted in the fifth metatarsal. He had a similar injury last season, but did not have surgery.
Shockey jogged through a couple of patterns with the offense early in the practice, then ran four plays on seven-on-seven drills and three on team drill.
His first reception came on a hook pattern on a pass from Eli Manning and a few minutes later, he ran the same pattern and caught a pass from Jesse Palmer.
Both times, he carried the ball to the end zone, drawing cheers from fans.
Quarterback Kurt Warner and Shockey combined on a reception in the corner of the end zone in a red-zone drill.
Coach Tom Coughlin had a wait-and-see attitude on Shockey after the workout.
"Now we're trying to go one step further and see how he reacts," Coughlin said. "He got some plays in, and hopefully he won't be sore. That will be the key."
Shockey set a team record for tight ends with 74 catches as a rookie two years ago. He had 48 catches in nine games last season before a knee injury ended his season.
Second-year linebacker Boss Bailey will miss much of the regular season while recovering from knee surgery. Bailey injured his right knee in an Aug. 3 practice. He underwent arthroscopic surgery in Athens, Ga., where doctors discovered torn cartilage that had not shown up in previous tests.
Arizona wide receiver Anquan Boldin, last season's offensive rookie of the year, underwent arthroscopic knee surgery and could be sidelined at least eight weeks. Coach Dennis Green initially said an MRI found "a slight tear" in the cartilage and thought Boldin would be able to return within two weeks. But during the procedure, doctors found and repaired a more significant tear, Green said.
Former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe had misdemeanor battery charges against him dismissed. The charges were dropped after three hours of mediation. Erika Evans, of Austell, Ga., filed the charges after an altercation June 29 in which Sharpe asked Evans to leave his home, then picked her up and removed her.
Ronald Curry, drafted out of North Carolina as a quarterback, was named the Raiders No. 3 receiver option behind Jerry Rice and Jerry Porter, three days before the Raiders' first exhibition game against the San Francisco 49ers.
The NFL Network's telecast of the Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills preseason game Aug. 15 will not have announcers -- only wireless mikes on 16 players and coaches. Among the participants wearing wires will be quarterback Jake Plummer, Broncos coach Mike Shanahan and Bills coach Mike Mularkey.
Miami Dolphins safety Chris Akins is expected to miss the season after undergoing knee surgery for torn ligaments.
Chargers quarterbacks' coach Brian Schottenheimer, son of head coach Marty Schottenheimer, underwent surgery this week for thyroid cancer but is expected to rejoin the club for Saturday's exhibition game against the Indianapolis Colts.
