STERLING SHEPARD

Odell Beckham Jr. met with his former team, the Giants, on Thursday, with visits to the Cowboys and Bills upcoming as he decides on his future team.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — (AP) — Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will kick off what is anticipated to be a three-city free agency tour when he meets Thursday with the New York Giants, the team that drafted him in 2014. Beckham is expected to talk with coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen. The Giants (7-4) have a major hole at wide receiver with veteran Sterling Shepard and rookie Wan'Dale Robinson out with ACL injuries. Shepard, who played with Beckham on the Giants for a couple of seasons, believes his buddy's knee is fine. He was fun to coach and a super, super talented guy.”___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFLCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will kick off what is anticipated to be a three-city free agency tour when he meets Thursday with the New York Giants, the team that drafted him in 2014.

MetLife Stadium's artificial turf is expected to be replaced in 2023 after players and coaches have complained about playing surfaces throughout the NFL this season.

The Kansas City Chiefs acquired New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney on Thursday for a pair of picks in next year’s draft, a person familiar with the terms of the trade told The Associated Press.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — (AP) — Veteran wide receiver Sterling Shepard tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on the New York Giants' final offensive play in their loss to the Dallas Cowboys, coach Brian Daboll said Tuesday. Daboll had indicated after Monday night's game that the injury to New York's leading receiver was serious. Daboll did not say Shepard will miss the rest of the season, but it generally takes a year to recover from an ACL injury. Daboll said the Giants (2-1) will try to use the players on the roster to replace Shepard. Shepard led the with Giants five catches for 45 yards on Monday night.

Veteran New York Giants receiver Sterling Shepard has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — (AP) — The New York Giants took it on the chin against the Dallas Cowboys. Dropping a hard-fought 23-16 decision to the rival Cowboys on Monday night to lose for the first time under new coach Brian Daboll hurt. Wide receiver Sterling Shepard, the Giants' longest-tenured player and one of the key leaders on a young team, sustained a leg injury on New York's final offensive play and it did not look good. Shepard made it back for the season opener and caught a touchdown pass after recovering from an Achilles tendon injury late last season. So to see him go down, you know, we all got his back.”Daboll called the injury a shame.

The New York Giants took it on the chin against the Dallas Cowboys.

Sterling Shepard's 2021 season ended early when he tore his left Achilles tendon in a December game against the Dallas Cowboys. That looks bad for Sterling Shepard pic.twitter.com/GYXjvttmNq — Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) September 27, 2022The Giants didn't provide a diagnosis after the game. Cowboys and Giants players both huddled around Sterling Shepard after his injury 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/I5HlvC7vLs — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 27, 2022After the game, Giants players spoke about the injury and how much Shepard means to the team. Daniel Jones was asked about Sterling Shepard's injury:"Feel for him as a teammate, as a close friend. - Brian Daboll on Sterling Shepard's injury pic.twitter.com/mxRxmt2hAY — Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) September 27, 2022The Giants expect to know more about the injury on Tuesday after testing.

The Dallas Cowboys turned it on in the second half on both sides of the ball to defeat their NFC East rival, the New York Giants, on the road Monday night.

CeeDee Lamb made a one-handed touchdown catch with 8:30 to play to cap a go-ahead drive, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 23-16.

A hotly contested play was debated on social media during the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys game on Monday night involving Sterling Shepard and Trevon Diggs.

Below you'll find a collection of approved pickups, all of them unattached in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Let's begin with a pair of rookie receivers who blew up in Week 2. Wide receivers on the wireJahan Dotson, Washington Commanders (42%)It's only been two games, sure, but Dotson has looked like nothing less than an uncoverable star. One week after his two-touchdown regular season debut against Jacksonville, he gave us another TD and a two-point conversion at Detroit. Next week, he's facing a damaged Baltimore secondary that just allowed six passing scores to the Dolphins.

If you're still trying to make sense of the NFL's opening week, we have a six-pack of stats that will hopefully help fantasy managers out there. Let's begin by acknowledging an astonishing comeback...260: That's how many days passed from the moment James Robinson tore his Achilles last season to when he returned to action in opening week against Washington. 123:Saquon Barkley rushed for 123 yards after first contact on his 18 carries against the Titans, the highest opening week total for any back in the league. Jarvis Landry in his New Orleans Saints debut:7 REC114 YDS1 HUGE catch on our final drive#Saints | @God_Son80 pic.twitter.com/719ZJAyhLZ — New Orleans Saints (@Saints) September 13, 2022We can start him with confidence in any sort of PPR format. [Week 2 Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | DST | Kickers]5.1:Jalen Hurts finished with an average depth of target of just 5.1 in Sunday's win, among the lowest in the league in opening week.

Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was taken to a hospital for a head injury after he was carted off the field in the third quarter of Denver’s 15-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence forced a fumble and made two other big plays that led to touchdowns.

Hall of Famer Michael Strahan is looking forward to seeing his No. 92 jersey retired by the New York Giants and wondering why it took so long.

Harrison Butker hit a pair of fourth-quarter field goals, including the go-ahead 34-yarder with 1:07 left, and the Kansas City Chiefs scrambled their way to a 20-17 comeback win over the New York Giants.

The two-time defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs are wallowing at 3-4 and already facing an uphill climb just to reach the playoffs as the New York Giants visit Arrowhead Stadium.

Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes the day before the one-year anniversary of his severe ankle injury in the same stadium against the same opponent, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 44-20.

Younghoe Koo kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play and the Atlanta Falcons beat the New York Giants 17-14 to give coach Arthur Smith his first NFL win Sunday.

For the first time since Peyton Manning retired after winning Super Bowl 50, the Denver Broncos may have a quarterback.

Giants Browns Football Cleveland Browns cornerback Troy Hill (23) and New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (3) get into a fight during a joint NFL football training camp practice Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) (Ron Schwane)CLEVELAND — (AP) — The Giants planned to hit some golf balls as a team bonding exercise Friday night. Tempers flared during the second joint practice between the teams, with Browns cornerback Troy Hill and Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard squaring off and throwing punches at each other well after the session ended. Thank you for breaking that to me,” said Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, who was unaware of the skirmish when he met with reporters. Other than that, I’ll get nothing.” ... Browns rookie S Richard LeCounte III continues to impress, picking off a Giants pass.

The Giants planned to hit some golf balls as a team bonding exercise.

He just delivered NFL team owners more than $100 billion in media rights fees. Now, he'll oversee the league's data rights which fuel sports betting. The NFL could seek over $100 million per year for its new data rights agreement according to people familiar with the situation. The people said the NFL would try to align its new data rights deal with media deals. As for the broader media rights deal that was inked on Thursday, here's what stands out:

Disney agreed to pay $1.9 billion annually for Monday Night Football in 2011 — a deal that runs through 2021. That dwarfed the average $1.1 billion annual cost for Fox, $1 billion annual price tag for CBS and $960 million for NBC's Sunday Night Football. Disney CEO Bob Chapek alluded to pushing back on the NFL's asking price during his company's earnings conference call last week. NFL games have been the most watched programming on television for many years. The top five broadcasts of 2020 were all NFL games.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins celebrates after the team defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)Welcome to the postseason, Cleveland. Cleveland returned to the NFL in 1999, made the playoffs in 2002, and then, zilch. We expected to be here.”The NFL's two longest playoff droughts have been snapped with the advancements of Tampa Bay and Cleveland, both 11-5. 2 playoff seed and matched a single-season record for victories, set in both 1990 and ’91, when they made the Super Bowl.

New York’s postseason chances hinged on Philadelphia beating Washington later Sunday, but the Eagles flopped in a 20-14 loss. Hardly how first-year coach Joe Judge planned it, but there were no complaints about extending the season for at least a few more hours. Limited to 26 points over its previous three games, the Giants’ 31st-ranked offense busted out with 239 yards and 20 points in the first half. Giants: Williams had seven tackles, three sacks and hit the quarterback five times. Giants: LB Blake Martinez left the game briefly after appearing to injure his left ankle or foot in the third quarter.

Daniel Jones threw for 244 yards and ran for a touchdown, Wayne Gallman Jr. had two TD runs and the Giants beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-17 on Sunday, making their case to win the dreadful NFC East. The Giants improved to 3-7 under first-year coach Judge with their second straight win, snapping an eight-game losing streak against Philly. Boston Scott had a 56-yard TD run early in the third quarter but the Eagles couldn’t get closer. Jones ran untouched 34 yards for a score to cap a well-executed 85-yard drive to start the game and the Giants led the entire game. But the Giants quickly answered with Gallman’s 1-yard TD run.

New York Giants' Daniel Jones walks off the field after an NFL football game Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Philadelphia. Judge said he had no problem with the players going out to dinner Friday. The 38-year-old said the team would handle the matter internally. Daniel Jones, injured running back Saquon Barkley, receiver Sterling Shepard and some other players had dinner at a New York City restaurant in private. We have to make sure we make the right decisions.”Neither Jones, nor Barkley nor Shepard has talked to the media this week.

(AP Photo/Chris Szagola)PHILADELPHIA – Carson Wentz threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Boston Scott with 40 seconds remaining and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame an 11-point deficit in the final seven minutes to beat the New York Giants 22-21 on Thursday night. Wentz threw a perfect strike to Scott and the backup running back made an excellent catch to give Philadelphia the lead. The Eagles (2-4-1) and Giants (1-6) are right in the mix in the NFC East, led by Dallas (2-4). Wentz threw for 359 yards and two TDs and ran for a score. After Wentz ran to the 3, Eagles coach Doug Pederson went for it on fourth down.

Philadelphia Eagles' Carson Wentz (11) is tackled by Baltimore Ravens' Jihad Ward (53) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)PHILADELPHIA – It’s Week 7, the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants each have one win and both teams are right in the mix for first place. The victory total will increase after the Eagles (1-4-1) and Giants (1-5) meet Thursday night, unless they tie. The Giants are coming off their first win under coach Joe Judge. But Elliott has hit all of his field goals under 50 yards this season and 89.9% in his career.

Start with running back, where Giants star Saquon Barkley is believed to have torn the ACL in his right knee early in their loss at Chicago. The 49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo tried to play through a right ankle injury before Nick Mullens took over for the second half. Tevin Coleman also left San Francisco's win over the Jets with a late knee injury. Along with Lock and Sutton, the Broncos lost defensive end Dre'Mont Jones to a knee injury in their defeat at Pittsburgh. Washington guard Brandon Scherff, who left early in Arizona with a knee injury, was among the offensive linemen hurt around the NFL on Sunday.

Don Juan Moore | Getty ImagesAfter weeks of waiting, the National Football League finally released the details of its 2020 regular-season. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the year when they host the Houston Texans in a prime-time game on Thursday Night, Sept. 10. The Brady effect is already impacting the Bucs, which are scheduled five national games this season, up from only one last year. On Monday, the NFL also announced it would forgo its planned International Series Games this season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The league was scheduled to host games in Mexico City at Azteca Stadium and four games in London this season.

New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate has been suspended for four games for using a drug prescribed for fertility planning. Golden Tate attends the SiriusXM at Super Bowl LII Radio Row at the Mall of America on February 1, 2018 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Tate suspension is the latest blow. Tate said he reported the problem to the independent administrator of the NFL policy on performance-enhancing Substances, and alerted his coaches and general manager. I started the treatment prescribed to me and just days later I discovered it contained an ingredient that is on the league's banned substance list.