Injuries happen in football. Pretty much everyone recognizes that it isn’t a question of “if” you’ll get injured so much as a question of “when” and “how badly.” The New York Giants in particular are used to losing players to the injury bug, so when wide receiver Sterling Shepard fractured his thumb trying to haul in a pass on Thursday, it wasn’t a surprise. Certainly deflating for it to happen on the first day of training camp, but injuries are part of the game.
The question now becomes: Now what?
Every football player who isn’t a starter is hoping for his chance, his opportunity to step up and show what he can do.