The discussions surrounding concussions in the NFL has heated in recent years. However, New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard is ‘not worried' about the long-term effects of the concussions that he has sustained from playing football.

During a recent interview, Shepard mentioned that football is ‘what I love to do' and how he takes care of his family, which includes two children. He noted that while he thinks about the effects of concussions sometimes, but he will have to ‘make that decision later.'

“I'm not worried about it,” Shepard said, via Tom Rock of Newsday. “This is what I love to do and it's how I take care of my family. Yeah, I do have two kids and think about it from time to time, but I'll make that decision later on down the road.”

Shepard has been in the NFL's concussion protocol on two separate occasions this month alone and hasn't played since the Giants' 28-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5. Shepard has ‘no doubt' that he will play again this season despite that fact.

“Oh, I'll be back out on the field,” Shepard said, via Art Stapleton of NorthJersey.com. “It's just whether it's gonna be this week or next week.”

While Shepard claims to be symptom-free for two weeks, the Giants are being cautious with their approach to his return to game action. There hasn't been a definitive timetable for his return and that is understandable given the circumstances.

The Giants face off against the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Ford Field.