He has to.
He does not always want to and, perhaps sometime in the future, he will pull away from it. For now, though, Sterling Shepard admits his existence, both professional and personal, is intertwined with social media.
He insists he is aware of the pitfalls and understands how winning a game with the Giants versus losing a game affects the entire dynamic. He is also 24 years old and a smartphone in his hand might as well be an appendage he was born with.
“Every time you get on social media, it’s like having a press conference, kinda,’’ Shepard told The Post during a break from the grind of training camp.