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Sterling Shepard healthy after eventful preseason, is ready to be the Giants' No. 1 receiver

Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard warms up before a preseason game against the Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Aug. 8. Photo Credit: Brad Penner

For a guy who didn’t take a snap in a preseason game, Sterling Shepard had an eventful summer.

It started with him fracturing the tip of his left thumb in the first workout of training camp; saw him wear a splint while catching passes in practice; had him donning a yellow non-contact jersey that other players at times seemed to ignore; and brought consternation upon the Giants for being too risky with a player they are counting on for so much this season.