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For the first time, Shepard was wearing a white jersey at practice, signaling he was eligible for...

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For the first time, Shepard was wearing a white jersey at practice, signaling he was eligible for full contact. Before Wednesday, Shepard always wore a green jersey shielding him from contact although he did play a variety of positions during practice.

With some heavy hitting expected, LSU drops all pretext with Russell Shepard - NOLA.com. It looks like Russell Shepard is officially at the very least a "slash" player.