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Mar 11, 2022

Sterling Shepard is the longest-tenured member of the New York Giants and will remain so heading into the 2022 season. - Shepard and the Giants agreed to a reworked one-year contract that will keep him signed for next season, but will also wipe the final year of his previous contract (2023) from the books. - - The #Giants and WR Sterling Shepard have reached agreement on a restructured contract, sources tell me and @RapSheet. The longest-tenured player on the roster is sticking for a seventh season. - — Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 10, 2022 - - - - WR Sterling Shepard is returning on a reworked one-year deal with the Giants, per source. Team’s longest-tenured player wanted to return. Was previously signed through 2023. - (@MikeGarafolo first on Shepard returning) - — Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) March 10, 2022 - - - Shepard’s status with the Giants was up in the air due to his contract. If he were released, the team would have saved $4.5 million in cap space but ate a ton of dead cap. And given general manager Joe Schoen’s quest to clear $40 million from the books, you have to imagine this re-worked deal saved around that same amount (maybe a bit less). - Shepard, who only appeared in seven games for the Giants due to injuries last season (included a torn Achilles at the end of the year), had just 36 catches for 366 yards and one touchdown — all career lows. - Shepard had signed a four-year, $41 million extension and would have counted for $12.4 million against the cap in 2022. - O/U: Sterling Shepard rec TDs in 2022 - Powered By PickUp - - List - - Under-the-radar free agents Giants could target - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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