"Saints TE Jeremy Shockey did not practice on Thursday and made a visit to Dr. James Andrews this week to check on his ailing right knee. But Shockey said he will play in Super Bowl XLIV -- even if it hurts him more.

"There's no holding the reins back," Shockey said, via the AP. "I'll do everything I can, even it that requires hurting myself, to win the game because you got a lot of time to rehab and things of that nature to get right in the offseason."

Shockey missed Super Bowl XLII when he was a member of the Giants after breaking his leg in December of 2007. He said he won't surrender the chance to play in the big game this time."