Sterling Shepard who considers himself as a young bull just chasing his dream is a professional American football wide receiver for the team, New York Giants of the (NFL) National Football League.
Sterling did his schooling at Heritage Hall School and attended the University of Oklahoma.
27-Year-old receiver Sterling is also the husband of supermodel Chanel Iman and father of their two little cuties.
Married Life Of Sterling Shepard: Wife And Children
Sterling Shepard is relishing a wonderful married life with his long term girlfriend and supermodel Chanel Iman. Sterling and Chanel first met in November of 2016 at the birthday party of former New York Giants star Victor Cruz birthday party. They started sating soon after their first meet.
The duo got engaged on the 27th birthday of Chanel’s when Sterling got down on one knee. They shared the wonderful news about their engagement through their Instagram account.
Almost after four months of their engagement, the picture-perfect couple tied the knot on Saturday, 3rd March 2018 at Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.
As per their wedding dress, Sterling wore a classic tuxedo while Chanel was wearing ivory-colored lace Zuhair Murad’s gown while they walked down the aisle.
The pair was blessed with the first baby girl named Cali Clay Shepard on 10 August 2018 and Cali was soon joined by her younger sister, the second daughter of Sterling and Chanel namely Cassie Snow Shepard on 17 December 2019.
Career And Net Worth Of Sterling Shepard
On 12 September 2012, Sterling made his collegiate debut against Florida A&M and he had his first collegiate rushing touchdown on a 13-yard play in the 2014 Sugar Bowl which was held on 2 January 2014.
As per the Stat for his college career, Sterling had 233 receptions for 3,482 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Talking about his professional career, Sterling was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of 2016’s NFL draft with an overall 40th pick.
Being a professional football player Sterling Shepard musters a net worth of about $20 million.
According to Spotrac, Sterling signed a 4-year contract worth $41,000,000 with the New York Giants as of 2020. The contract includes an average annual salary of around $10,250,000 and a signing bonus of around $10,000,000.
Family And Siblings Of Sterling Shepard
Sterling Shepard was born on 10 February 1993 to parents Derrick Shepard and Cheri Shepard in Oklahoma City of Oklahoma with American nationality.
His father late Derrick was also an American football wide receiver for teams like the Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, and Dallas football of the (NFL) National Football League. His father also played college football at the University of Oklahoma and even became a graduate assistant there before moving to the University of Wyoming where he was about to be the wide receiver assistant coach. Unfortunately, Sterling’s dad, Derrick passed away at the age of 35 on 4 August 1999 due to a heart attack while he was playing racquetball. Losing his father at a very young age, Sterling was wrestling to cope with his dad’s death.
Nevertheless, Sterling held up things tight with the incredible parental influence from his mother and father. Later as he grew up followed the footstep of his father.
He has two sisters in terms of siblings, an older sister named Ashleigh Shepard and a younger sister named Shelby Shepard.
More About Sterling Shepard
According to the wiki, Sterling stands tall at the height of 1.78 m which is around 5 feet and 10 inches and he comprises of black hair color and black eye color.
He has around 618k followers on Instagram and 107.5k followers on Twitter. Moreover Sterling is so active on Facebook.
In early December, Sterling was a limited participant in practices as he was managing two injuries, one injury of the toe and the other of shoulder. He injured his toe during the second quarter against the Chicago Bears.
In the year 2019, Sterling ended as the WR49 with 84.8 fantasy points in standard leagues, while in PPR leagues he ended as WR 48 with 141.8 fantasy points due to limited games played. Sterling's zodiac sign is Aquarius.
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