When the Giants’ wide receiver room essentially was gutted in a single game last October with Odell Beckham Jr., Dwayne Harris and Brandon Marshall all leaving the field with season-ending injuries, Sterling Shepard was the only established target left in the offense. He used that experience to grow as a player, broaden his skills, and get a taste of being the No. 1 target.
“It was tough on me, but I think it helped me grow as a leader,” Shepard said on Thursday. “You kind of are thrown into that spotlight of being a leader and the guy with the most experience and I feel like it’s helped me in that way, just growing as a leader and hopefully progress from there.