Shepard jubilation becomes a lesson

It was a play worth celebrating, but Sterling Shepard went too far.

The slippery Shepard caused Corey Ballentine to fall down in coverage and streaked open, hauling in a deep pass from Daniel Jones and hanging on through a collision with Julian Love at the 10-yard line. Shepard bounced to his feet and excitedly chucked the ball about 30 yards.

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Because coach Joe Judge penalizes anything in Giants practice that would be a penalty in a game, he ordered Shepard to retrieve the ball and walk it back to him at midfield. The two chatted until a pat on the back.

“It would have been a 15-yard penalty in a game, and that’s what he told me,” Shepard said. “I thought about it, and that is true. When you make a big play at practice, you tend to do stuff that you might not do in a real game. Sometimes emotions get high in a game. Yeah, I need to think about those things before I do them.”

Shepard is one of the most animated players at practice, especially when the jawing starts across the line of scrimmage. He hasn’t had a problem keeping his cool in games.

“You have to take coaching in every way, shape and form,” Shepard said. “I need somebody to stay on me. You can be a 10-year vet and think you have everything figured out, but you really don’t. It keeps you grounded. I appreciate having a coach like Coach Judge.”

➤ A rookie swap happened on the offensive line, as thirdrounder Matt Peart bumped up to first-team at the expense of first-rounder Andrew

Thomas. They both are working at left and right tackle.

“He’s a guy who comes to work every day with a lunch pail and he’s improved going along,” Judge said of Peart. “We’re going to work guys at different spots and make sure we build in versatility and position depth.”

➤ The Giants signed undrafted rookie RB Tavien Feaster (cut by the Jaguars) and waived WR

Tony Brown.