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FBI grills Jeremy Shockey as part of ‘drug and gambling ring’ probe

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Jeremy Shockey shouts to the crowd during a game in 2006.

As more than a billion fans watch Sunday’s Super Bowl, the FBI is eyeing current and former NFL stars off the field — looking for any links to an international drug and gambling ring.

Accused ringleader Owen Hanson, a former tight end at USC who played for then-coach Pete Carroll and won a national championship in 2004, was pals with a long list of gridiron stars, including retired Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey and his old USC teammate, 49ers running back Reggie Bush.