Sterling Shepard believes he knows what comes next for Aaron Rodgers.
The Giants’ veteran wide receiver has been down that tough road.suffered the same injury four plays into his Jets career“I know the pain he’s going through, having to deal with that and the recovery that’s ahead,’’ Shepard said. “Some dark, lonely times.The dark, lonely times consumed Shepard not too long ago.Sterling Shepard ruptured his Achilles tendon as the Giants’ 2021 season was winding down.
Shepard, 30, was watching the Jets and Bills on “Monday Night Football’’ with his uncle when Rodgers was tackled, briefly got to his feet and then collapsed onto the turf.it was a serious injury for the 39-year-old quarterback“I already knew it,’’ Shepard said. “When they slowed it down and I heard they said it was an ankle injury, the only thing I could think of when I saw the force was Achilles. That’s when I said to my uncle, ‘Nah, I don’t think it’s just his ankle.
“If you look at the force and they slowed it down and you could sort of see his leg jiggle. That’s what it feels like, it feels like somebody just kicked you right in the back of the heel. I was praying it wasn’t that.’’Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post“Surround yourself with good people,’’ Shepard said, “because you’re going to need people throughout that whole process.’’
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