Father’s Day has always been tough for Sterling Shepard. His father, Derrick, who played in the NFL, died in 1999 at the age of 35 from a sudden heart attack. Sterling was just 6 at the time.
“Especially early on it’s kind of rough on you,” the Giants wide receiver said this week during minicamp. “You’re six years old, you come to school and everybody’s dad shows up. I always had my grandfather, he showed up, so I love him for that, but it’s a little different. It was rough early on, but you kind of get used to it.