GIANTS’ SHEPARD BREAKS THUMB
Former OU star Sterling Shepard is week-to-week
The New York Giants' receiving corps took a big hit on Thursday, losing Sterling Shepard to a fractured thumb, the team announced.
The former Oklahoma standout was expected to be a top target for quarterback Eli Manning in the wake of trading Odell Beckham Jr. to the Browns in the offseason. Shepard, who suffered the injury at practice, will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis and could be questionable for Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys.
Shepard, a Heritage Hall graduate, had a career- high 66 receptions and 872 receiving yards last season. The former 2016 secondround pick agreed to a four- year, $ 41- million contract extension in April.
Report: Cowboys' Elliott misses team charter to camp
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was not on the team plane when it departed Dallas for training camp in Oxnard, Calif., increasing the drama surrounding a possible hold out, according to the NFL Network.
Elliott does not have to officially show up until Friday when Jason Garrett holds the first team meeting before the first practice.
There are players who meet the team in California for camp, though, most traditionally take the charter from Dallas.
Elliott has contemplated not reporting to camp in hopes of forcing the Cowboys to address his wish for a contract extension.
He can be fined $40,000 for each day of training camp that he misses, under Article 42 and Section 1 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. And he would lose the opportunity to earn an accrued season if he doesn't report by Aug. 6.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said on Wednesday that he expected Elliott on the charter for camp, as he hadn't been told otherwise. 49ers: San Francisco signed their top two draft picks to four-year contracts just before the start of training camp. announced deals with No. 2 overall pick defensive end Nick Bosa and secondround receiver Deebo Samuel.
Colts: Quarterback Andrew Luck was limited to individual drills at Indianapolis' first training camp practice and may not participate in full team work for three or four more days. Jets: Third overall pick Quinnen Williams agreed to terms on a four-year contract worth $32.5 million fully guaranteed. Seahawks: Defensive tackle Jarran Reed said he disagreed with the NFL's decision to suspend him for six games for an incident more than two years ago in which police were called but Reed was not arrested or charged. Titans: Left tackle Taylor Lewan plans to appeal his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy against performanceenhancing drugs, even knowing he'll most likely lose.