Former New York Giants huge receiver Sterling Shepard is again on the town. Not as a Large, thoughts you, however as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who’re right here to face the Giants on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.
Shepard and the Giants parted methods this previous March after eight seasons. The previous 2016 second-round pick of Oklahoma caught on with the Bucs on a one-year deal, which on the time was seen as a depth transfer.
However that ended shortly because the 31-year-old Shepard was thrust into a bigger function after an harm to star wideout Chris Godwin and Mike Evans’ recurring hamstring points.
Shepard is absolutely conscious of what’s taking place along with his former group, particularly with quarterback Daniel Jones, who he performed 5 seasons with. Jones was first benched on Monday and finally launched on Friday.
“I really feel for him, man, as a result of I understand how arduous the dude works. I’ve seen it firsthand and the way nice of a dude he’s,” Shepard advised the New York Put up. “And he can play ball, man, he’s a very good ballplayer. It’s simply unlucky that is the way in which this enterprise goes generally. It’s good to you generally, however generally it goes the opposite approach and you bought to navigate by way of that.”
Shepard additionally stated he felt the Giants had been “a few items away from being a extremely good group” after which was requested concerning the tradition now that he’s been in one other group’s locker room.
“I believe there could possibly be possibly somewhat bit of labor there,” he stated. “It’s simply totally different, in so many various methods and so many various ranges. When it goes right down to the small issues, what you are able to do within the constructing as a participant, the way in which you’re capable of talk and be hand-in-hand with the coaches, it’s simply plenty of various things I kinda picked up on being there for therefore lengthy.
“Even right down to the coaching employees or the load coaches and among the totally different stuff that we do right here, it’s a distinction. . . I’m not saying the way in which that they do it’s dangerous as a result of it’s not. It’s simply totally different and I’ve gotten to see the opposite aspect of it.”
Shepard was not re-signed by the Giants as a result of they wished to get youthful and extra dynamic at huge receiver, therefore the additions of Malik Nabers, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Jalin Hyatt.
Shepard didn’t see the sector a lot in his remaining season with Large Blue and commented on head coach Brian Daboll, who’s 8-19 over the previous two seasons.
“I don’t suppose you go from being the Coach of the Yr two years in the past to simply being a man that may’t get the job accomplished,” Shepard stated. “I don’t consider that. I want him nothing however one of the best. I really feel like he could be a coach that may produce wins. He’s accomplished it earlier than and he did it early on so I don’t suppose you simply go away from that.”
Whether or not or not Daboll may have that chance past 2024 stays to be seen.
