Sterling Shepard saw Odell Beckham Jr. make one-handed catches seem like the norm at times over the last three years, but it’s still not comfortable for him — even when that’s all he’s supposed to do.

The Giants wide receiver has continued to practice despite breaking his left thumb on the first day of training camp, getting his routes in rhythm with Eli Manning and trying to catch passes with his right hand.

“My thumb is broken, but my legs aren’t,” said Shepard, who is still wearing a small splint on his thumb. “If I hit it real hard, that’s when it reminds me that it’s broken. I try to catch it just with one [hand] and keep it at that. But instincts kick in from time to time and I throw up two [hands].”

Shepard has worn a yellow jersey to signify non-contact, though that has not always worked as planned. He was brought to the ground by DeAndre Baker during Monday’s practice and has had other close calls. He said he feels fine, but wants to shed the yellow jersey.

“Time to take it off,” Shepard said Tuesday. “But it’s for precautionary reasons and I’m just kind of going with what the trainers want. I think the ultimate goal is to get to that first [regular-season] game, for sure. If I gotta wear it for that, that’s what I’ll do.”

Shepard will not play in Thursday’s preseason opener against the Jets, but is expected to get another X-ray on his thumb “pretty soon” to see how it is healing, he said. He has been doing bone stimulation and heating his thumb to get it loose.

Pat Shurmur did not want to share his plans for who will play and for how long Thursday, but said he will hold out some healthy players who have been practicing.

“I just have an idea of who I don’t want to see in this first game,” the head coach said.

Asked if Eli Manning would play, Shurmur said he would let that “reveal itself.” Manning threw 30 passes last preseason, though he was adjusting to a new offense.

The Giants have also kept Saquon Barkley’s workload light in training camp and could follow suit in the preseason.

Golden Tate left practice early on Tuesday to go to Manhattan to appeal his four-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy. Shurmur said he was hopeful they would get clarity on the wide receiver’s situation soon, one way or another.

“I’m just praying for the best for him,” Shepard said. “We definitely need him out there on game days.”

Safety Jabrill Peppers surprised members of his hometown East Orange Hurricanes and Jr. Jaguars youth football teams after practice by announcing he was joining forces with United Rentals to donate $10,000 for new equipment.

LB Alec Ogletree has switched numbers, from 52 to 47. … New dad B.J. Hill was excused from practice again, but he worked out in the field house after. … Michael Thomas and Zak DeOssie were excused again to tend to NFLPA matters.