It’s easy to argue about many of the choices Dave Gettleman has made since becoming general manager of the New York Giants. One thing that should be agreed upon, though, is that Gettleman has placed a major emphasis on improving the special teams play and has added several accomplished special teamers to the roster.
One of those is veteran wide receiver Russell Shepard, who has spent most of his NFL career as a backup wide receiver and key special teams player.
Let’s take a closer look at Shepard as we continue our player-by-player profiles of the 90-man roster the Giants will bring to training camp.