Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard runs after a reception against the Browns during a joint NFL training camp practice on Aug. 20 in Berea, Ohio. Credit: AP/Ron Schwane
Sterling Shepard did not realize it, but his nine catches against Washington on Thursday moved him ahead of Bob Tucker and into ninth place on the team’s all-time receptions list.
"How many more do I need to get to eight?" he asked when it was brought to his attention.
Six to pass Chris Calloway. And if the season keeps going the way it has been for him — after two weeks he was tied for the NFL lead with 16 receptions — he could pass Frank Gifford, Ike Hilliard, Jeremy Shockey, and maybe even his old pal Odell Beckham Jr.