Sterling Shepard and Saquon Barkley trained together in Los Angeles this offseason and staged a series of physical tests against each other. Shepard said he fared quite well against Barkley, who is a unique athletic specimen.

“Man, I love that dude,’’ Shepard said Wednesday as the Giants reported for training camp. “We push each other every day. It could be, we could go outside and toss the ball, we set up all these different trinkets and hit the bottles with the ball, we compete with everything, who can swim the fastest, whatever. It’s ultimately going to make us better. Whatever it is we’re competing at it.’’

It takes a special performer to be able to hang with Barkley.

“[On] hill runs, I got him in a couple,’’ Shepard said. “They were video finishes so he’ll try to stick his hand out or something, he tries to cheat a little bit. I think I got a couple of them with most of the challenges we had.’’

Coach Pat Shurmur continues to extol the virtues of rookie quarterback Daniel Jones, who the Giants took with the No. 6 pick in this year’s draft.

“He’s very smart,’’ Shurmur said. “He’s one of the first guys in, one of the last guys to leave. He gets it from that standpoint. He throws the ball well, moves around well, he executes at a high level out there on the practice field. Training camp is the next step as we prepare for the preseason games and getting him ready to play so that he’s ready to go when it’s his time.

“In my mind, he has exceeded expectations.’’

Two starting offensive linemen, LT Nate Solder and RT Mike Remmers, were cleared to practice. Both had offseason surgery, Solder on his ankle and Remmers, signed as a free agent, on his back.

Rookie WR Darius Slayton was on the sidelines during practice. Shurmur said Slayton, a fifth-round pick from Auburn who adds a speed element to the offense, had tweaked his hamstring and “will be back soon.’’

Second-year QB Kyle Lauletta missed time this spring following knee surgery but now is “full-go’’ according to Shurmur.

The experiment of turning former Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey into a tight end has ended, and Dungey was waived. In his place, the Giants signed rookie TE Isaiah Searight out of Fordham. Searight, who was with the Buccaneers in May, went to Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls, N.J.

The Giants re-signed K Joey Slye and claimed off waivers WR Da’Mari Scott, who was released Tuesday by the Bills. They also terminated the contract of DB Tony Lippett and received a commissioner’s exemption for DB Kamrin Moore, who was suspended by the team last week after his alleged involvement in a domestic violence incident. Moore will not count against the 90-man roster.