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Wide receiver Sterling Shepard is expected to get out of concussion protocol today, Shurmur said.

Sterling Shepard should be cleared and ready for the Giants Week 3 game against Tampa Bay. He should quickly step back into his Top-3 target role on the team.

Sterling Shepard (concussion) practicing in a non-contact jersey. Making progress. Cody Latimer (concussion), Kevin Zeitler (shoulder) and Grant Haley (?) not practicing. Darius Slayton (hamstring) and Garrett Dickerson (quad) participated in the portion open to media.

Sterling Shepard is still in the concussion protocol but is practicing in a non-contact jersey, which is a good sign for his status to play against Tampa Bay on Sunday and new starter, Daniel Jones, will need his help.

Kingsbury said RB David Johnson (wrist) is fine to play Sunday against the Panthers.

Related players: Chase Edmonds

As we reported Sunday, Johnson left the game with what was called a wrist injury and it didn't look good at the time. But Johnson eventually returned to the game and scored a TD. Although he didn't do a whole lot else in terms of fantasy production, Johnson did proclaim he was fine which turned out to be true. The Cardinals host the 0-2 Panthers in Week 3.

David Johnson is back from a wrist injury for the Cardinals.

Related players: Chase Edmonds

It didn't look good for a while as Johnson left the game with his left arm appearing to just hang. It was later ruled to be a left wrist injury, which reports said was the same injury that kept him out in 2017. But Johnson was able to return. It may be a good time for owners to get Edmonds.

“The NFL and NFLPA have initiated a standard review of concussion protocols after New York Giants receiver Sterling Shepard suffered a concussion last Sunday and was allowed to finish the game, league sources told ESPN on Saturday,” writes ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Schefter reports the NFL and NFLPA are reviewing the protocol after there was a breach of the protocol as Shepard was allowed to remain in the game. Shepard entered the protocol on Monday and is out of Sunday’s game against the Bills.

Giants WR Sterling Shepard is out of Sunday's game against the Bills with a concussion, per ESPN's Jordan Raanan.

Shepard was placed in the concussion protocol Monday and miss practice all week and will not be cleared in time. That will leave the Giants with Cody Latimer and Bennie Fowler as their top wide receivers with Russell Shepard and Darius Slayton also in the group. It is not an inspiring group, to say the least. The Bills should be getting a heavy dose of Saquon Barkley and Evan Engram on Sunday.