Giants WR Sterling Shepard suffered a torn Achilles during Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys and is done for the season.

Very unfortunate for Shepard, who had been battling injury all season and now is not only lost for the rest of 2021, but almost certainly will miss the start of the 2022 season. Shepard is still under contract with the Giants for two more seasons but will have missed 20 games in the last three seasons.

Giants WR Sterling Shepard (calf) is questionable for Week 15's game against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Giants are thinner at receiver with Kadarius Toney and John Ross out for COVID protocols. His insertion in the starting lineup would go a long way to giving the Giants a shot at scoring against Dallas.

Giants WR Kadarius Toney also tested positive, per the wire.

Related players: Darius Slayton, Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard

Toney was already out of action because of an oblique injury so even if he is vaccinated, tests negative twice in 24 hours, it's not clear if he'll play in Week 15. Slayton, Golladay and Shepard are the team's top-three WRs at this point, but Daniel Jones is out leaving Mike Glennon as the QB. The Giants take on the Cowboys in Week 15.

Giants WR Kadarius Toney (oblique) will not play Week 14 at the Los Angeles Chargers. WRs Sterling Shepard (quad) and Kenny Golladay (ribs) are questionable.

Related Players: John Ross, Darius Slayton

The Giants could once again be shorthanded at wideout and may be playing with their third-string QB. It is safe to avoid this passing game if possible.

Giants WRs Sterling Shepard (quad) and Kadarius Toney (quad/oblique) are doubtful for Week 13, while WR John Ross (illness/quad) and TE Kyle Rudolph (ankle) are questionable against the Miami Dolphins.

At this point all one can feel is pity for the Giants offense. Kenny Golladay, Evan Engram, and Saquon Barkley are going to be busy.

After the firing of offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, interim Giants OC Freddie Kitchens wanted to make a point of emphasis going forward - get the ball to the best players on designed plays. "You need to get a sense, a feel for what they are comfortable with," Kitchens said. "Why would you call something -- and this is what our staff believes -- why would you call something if the player is not comfortable running it? It's your job to get them comfortable running it. ... If you can’t get them to that point, it's kind of diminishing returns."

"I think I realized it pretty early in the week as far as the game plan and what we were trying to do, getting the ball to certain guys, and plays were designed to get the ball to them," Daniel Jones said. "You're thinking about that throughout the game as plays are called and coming in. Obviously, there's a read and you've got to understand what the defense is doing. But I'd say I was pretty cognizant of what we were trying to do."

Related Players: Saquon Barkley, Kenny Golladay, Evan Engram, Kadarius Toney, Sterling Shepard

It sounds silly but saying that the best players need to get the ball can get lost on a coaching staff when an entire offense is struggling. Raanan's article listed Barkley, Golladay, Engram, Toney, and Shepard multiple times, a sign that the core is the focus going forward, especially when they are all healthy. The Giants offense is sketchy at best, but refocusing the offense with the entire coaching staff having input is a sign of life that needs to show on the field.

Giants WRs Sterling Shepard (quad), Kadarius Toney (oblique/quad), and John Ross (illness) did not practice Wednesday.

Shepard and Toney continue to miss games and no timetable is set for either to return.

Giants WR Sterling Shepard (quad) will miss Week 12's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. WR Kadarius Toney (quad) and TE Kyle Rudolph (ankle) are doubtful, while RB Saquon Barkley (ankle) is questionable.

One step forward, two steps back for the Giants health-wise. WR Darius Slayton did clear concussion protocol, so his availability is no longer in question.

Sterling Shepard (quad) returned to practice on Friday so there was a chance he'd return but was ruled out for Monday's matchup against Tampa Bay. Saquon Barkley (ankle) practiced all week and looks likely to return while Devontae Booker (hip) was added to the report today. Both are ruled as questionable and create two situations to monitor up to game time. The Buccaneers' defense boasts a tough front seven but their secondary is banged up.

This boosts the opportunity for Kenny Golladay and Kadarius Toney with Shepard out, while the running back situation would figure to be closer to an even split if both backs become active. Saquon hasn't played since Week 4