Tag: Shepard

Jan 7, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (3) enters the field during introductions the field before the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Buccaneers release veteran WR Sterling Shepard

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released veteran wide receiver Sterling Shepard on Monday, NFL Network reported.

The Bucs are reportedly holding a practice spot for Shepard, 31, who played with quarterback Baker Mayfield at Oklahoma.

Shepard signed a one-year, $1.38 million deal in June following eight seasons with the New York Giants.

He caught 10 passes for 57 yards and one touchdown in 15 games (two starts) with the Giants in 2023.

The 2016 second-round pick left New York with 372 catches for 4,095 yards and 23 TDs in 90 games (74 starts).

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New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (3) jokes around during organized team activities (OTAs) at the training center in East Rutherford on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Nfl Ny Giants Practice

Sterling Shepard active, Kayvon Thibodeaux inactive for Giants

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New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard was active for Sunday’s season opener against the host Tennessee Titans, while rookie outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux was among the team’s inactives.

Shepard, who is returning from a torn Achilles tendon, returned to practice just two weeks ago and was activated from the physically unable to perform list on Aug. 24.

He declared himself “ready to go” for the Tennessee game, but Giants coach Brian Daboll said Shepard, Thibodeaux (knee), pass-rusher Azeez Ojulari (calf) and defensive back Dane Belton (clavicle) would all be game-time decisions.

Ojulari and Belton were inactive for New York along with Thibodeaux, the fifth overall pick in April’s draft whose NFL debut will have to wait at least one more week.

Running back Antonio Williams, cornerback Justin Layne, offensive lineman Tyre Phillips and wide receiver Darius Slayton were the Giants’ other inactives.
The Titans kept cornerback Lonnie Johnson, offensive tackle Jamarco Jones, defensive tackle Naquan Jones, running back Julius Chestnut and outside linebacker Derrek Tuszka inactive.

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New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (3) makes one-handed catches as Kadarius Toney (89) looks on during organized team activities (OTAs) at the training center in East Rutherford on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Nfl Ny Giants Practice

Giants WR Shepard, OLB Thibodeaux game-time decisions at Titans

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Sterling Shepard declared himself “ready to go” for the New York Giants’ regular-season opener, but whether the wide receiver is active at the Tennessee Titans on Sunday remains to be seen.

Giants coach Brian Daboll said Friday that all four of the players who have been limited in practice this week will be game-time decisions. That would included Shepard, who is returning from a torn Achilles tendon suffered in December, first-round pick Kayvon Thibodeaux (knee), defensive back Dane Belton (clavicle) and defensive end Azeez Ojulari (calf).

“We’ll just try to take it right up to game time as long as we can to see who’s going to be active and who’s not going to be active,” Daboll said Friday. “So, that’ll be really the next 48-hours if you will – let it go as long as we can let it go.”

Shepard returned to practice just two weeks ago and was activated from the physically unable to perform list on Aug. 24. He is listed as a second-string wide receiver behind Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney and rookie Wan’Dale Robinson, but Shepard told reporters this week that he plans to play.

Belton was officially listed as question on Friday while Thibodeaux and Ojulari were listed as doubtful.

“If we have to work them out before the game, we’ll work them out before the game if that’s something we need to do,” Daboll said when asked about Thibodeaux and Ojulari. “But we’re going to give them as long as they can to see if they are ready to go.”

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New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (3) makes one-handed catches as Kadarius Toney (89) looks on during organized team activities (OTAs) at the training center in East Rutherford on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Nfl Ny Giants Practice

Giants WR Sterling Shepard (Achilles) begins camp on PUP

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Wide receiver Sterling Shepard is one of three members of the New York Giants who began training camp on the physically unable to perform list.

Center Nick Gates (leg) and tackle Matt Peart (knee) also were placed on the PUP list as Giants camp opened Tuesday, and outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari (hamstring) is on the non-football injury list.

Shepard tore his left Achilles during Week 15 of the 2021 season. In his sixth NFL season, all with New York, he played a career-low seven games (six starts) and caught 36 passes for 366 yards and a touchdown.

In 72 career games (70 starts), Shepard has recorded 349 receptions for 3,884 yards and 21 touchdowns. Eight of those touchdowns came in his rookie year of 2016.

Ojulari’s hamstring injury occurred while training away from the Giants’ facility, The Athletic reported, but it isn’t considered serious.

The Giants’ second-round pick of the 2021 draft had eight sacks and a forced fumble as a rookie.

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Aug 22, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (3) during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Giants WR Sterling Shepard leaves with quad ailment

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New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard exited with a quad injury sustained in the second quarter Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs, and the team announced he would not return.

Shepard had been limited in practices leading up to the game at Kansas City because of a strained hamstring.

He was injured and went down awkwardly after contact with the a Chiefs defender on the Giants’ last possession of the first half. Shepard finished the night with four catches for 25 yards, giving him 32 receptions to 324 yards this season.

New York trailed Kansas City 14-10 at halftime.

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Oct 3, 2021; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) looks on before the game against New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Giants RB Saquon Barkley, two WRs ruled out vs. Panthers

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New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley and wide receivers Kadarius Toney and Kenny Golladay have been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the visiting Carolina Panthers.

Barkley (ankle) and Golladay (knee) will both miss a second straight game with their respective injuries. Toney, who leads the team with 317 receiving yards, aggravated an ankle injury in New York’s 38-11 setback to the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday.

Wide receivers Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton and John Ross are questionable with hamstring injuries, while tight end Evan Engram also received that designation as he deals with an ailing calf.

Shepard was able to play last week against the Rams and finished with 10 catches for 76 yards. Slayton did not play last week, while Ross was held without a catch and Engram had just three receptions for 24 yards.

The injury-riddled Giants (1-5) will look for more production from Devontae Booker, who paced the ground attack with 12 carries for 41 yards last week.

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Dec 9, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (86) celebrates his touchdown catch with wide receiver Sterling Shepard (87) during the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Giants WRs Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton out vs. Cowboys

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Giants receivers Sterling Shepard and Darius Slayton are among four New York players ruled out for Sunday’s road game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Shepard and Slayton also missed last Sunday’s 27-21 overtime win in New Orleans due to hamstring injuries suffered in a Week 3 loss to Atlanta.

Safety Jabrill Peppers (hamstring) and left guard Ben Bredeson (hand) will also sit out Sunday’s NFC East clash in Arlington, Texas. Left tackle Andrew Thomas (foot) is listed as questionable.

Shepard has a team-high 18 receptions for 223 yards and one touchdown in three games this season. Slayton has caught seven passes for 127 yards and one score in three games.

Peppers started the first four weeks and has 16 tackles and two quarterback hits.

Bredeson was also injured in the loss to the Falcons and will miss his second straight game.

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Sep 26, 2021; E. Rutherford, N.J., USA; New York Giants inside linebacker Blake Martinez (54) lays on the field after being injured in a play against the Atlanta Falcons in the first quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Giants LB Blake Martinez exits with knee injury

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New York Giants linebacker Blake Martinez exited Sunday’s game against the visiting Atlanta Falcons with a knee injury.

He was injured on Atlanta’s first drive when he missed an attempted tackle on Falcons wide receiver/running back Cordarrelle Patterson near midfield. He fell to the turf and was attended to by a trainer before heading to the sidelines.

After the Giants took a 3-0 lead on Graham Gano’s 25-yard field goal with 7:01 remaining, the team announced that Martinez was out for the rest of the game.

Martinez, 27, entered Sunday with 21 tackles. He recorded 151 tackles in 2020 in his first season with the Giants, who signed him to a three-year, $30 million contract in March 2020 after he spent his first four seasons with the Green Bay Packers.

Wide receivers Sterling Shepard and Darius Slayton also left the game in the first half, both with hamstring injuries. Both were ruled out for the remainder of the contest.

Shepard was injured in the second quarter and was visibly frustrated on the sidelines when FOX’s television cameras focused on him. He gingerly headed back to the locker room and was holding his hamstring.

Shepard, 28, caught two passes for 16 yards before the injury. He has 18 receptions for 223 yards and a touchdown this season.

Slayton, 24, caught his only target for 8 yards against Atlanta, increasing his season totals to seven receptions for 127 yards and one touchdown.

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