Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard suffered what is believed to be a serious left knee injury at the end of Monday night’s game, multiple sources told ESPN. The fear is that the injury is season-ending.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard suffered what is believed to be a serious left knee injury, multiple sources told ESPN, after Shepard underwent initial tests following Monday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys.
The non-contact injury happened in the final minutes of New York’s 23-16 loss to Dallas. A final diagnosis will come Tuesday morning, when Shepard undergoes more tests, but the fear is that his season is over.
Shepard, who was cleared to practice late this summer after tearing his right Achilles last December, leads the Giants with 154 yards receiving yards through three games. He’s also played the most snaps (157) of all the team’s receivers.
« It’s tough. It’s a tough sport, » coach Brian Daboll said. « Guys work their butts off to get back from injuries. This is something, if he’s out for the whole season, which we’ll probably know [Tuesday] morning … you hurt for those guys because you watch them in the rehab room, you watch them in the offseason. It’s just a shame. »
Shepard, 29, had been shouldering a big workload early this season. He was given a maintenance day on Wednesday as a result.
