John David Mercer/US Presswire

NEW ORLEANS — Of all the people you’d expect to see wearing a cute Burberry bucket hat, Jeremy Shockey isn’t one of them.

Jennifer Aniston, sure. Maybe some stick-figure fashion model guy from Finland. I’d even buy, say, George Karl wearing the plaid.

But Shockey? Never saw it coming.

Then again, nobody saw Shockey making a triumphant return to the Super Bowl. Not after the New York Giants put him in the recycle bin and had him, his injuries and his tabloid headlines shipped in mid-2008 to the New Orleans Saints for second- and fifth-round draft picks.

But here he is, standing in front of his locker with a smirk on his face and a designer bucket hat on his head. He still isn’t 100 percent healthy, but he’s 100 percent happy.

Who dat? Dat your starting tight end for the NFC champion Saints, dat who.

“I’ll be playing in this game, unlike the last one,” Shockey said. “It still hasn’t hit me. God works in mysterious ways, man. It’s a blessing to be part of this organization and this team.”

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