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Giants injury report: What happened to Sterling Shepard? Olivier Vernon breaks silence (sort of)

Sterling Shepard said he will play Sunday against the Cowboys.

Olivier Vernon said a variance of the same thing over and over: Ask coach Pat Shurmur.

Two of the Giants' biggest stars were on the injury report Wednesday, with the wide receiver Shepard (back spasms) listed as a limited participant and the pass-rusher Vernon (ankle) as a non-participant.

"I'm practicing all day today," Shepard said Wednesday. "Slept wrong or something like that. It's nothing major though. All good."

Vernon was injured ruing practice before the preseason finale and has not returned to action since then, missing the season-opener for the second straight season.