Shep good with debut

For Kelvin Sheppard his NFL dream was finally realized Thursday night against the Lions. By the end of the game he was the team’s leading tackler and had a pass breakup to his credit. “It felt good,” said Sheppard of his NFL debut after missing the first three preseason games with a hamstring injury. ”It’s a difference compared to the past two weeks just practicing going against your own teammates. It’s not the same. Being able to line up across from guys in another jersey that you don’t know, having a game plan for those guys and just going out there and doing what I love to do. This game was what I was working for my whole life to actually step on an NFL field in a game, so I just have to take whatever happened and move forward from it.” For Sheppard the instincts came right back not long after he got on the field. “After the first hit, it’s like, ‘Okay it’s just football. Let’s not make it more than what it is,’” he said. ”But at the same time respec...