Many Cleveland Browns fans wanted the team to draft Saquon Barkley, but according to the New York Giants rookie running back, the Browns were never really interested him.
In an interview with Henry McKenna at The Big Lead, Barkley was asked about teams that showed interest leading up to the draft, and he said the Giants and San Francisco 49ers were teams that showed a lot of interest but the Browns didn't.
“I never really got interest from the Browns to be completely honest. There’s some teams that won’t talk to you, but they know everything about you. I’ve met with a lot of teams. I did meet with the Giants. They liked me a lot. I knew that 49ers liked me a lot. There were some other teams.”
There was a lot of rumors heading into the draft that the Giants really liked Barkley, but he said he didn't know for sure that the Giants were drafting him until he got a call from a New York area code.
“No, that’s what made the draft so special for me. Obviously, there were so many other things, just being there in general. Having my family around me. But I had no idea, no clue what was going on. Draft day is so unpredictable. There could be trades. Team could pass on you. You could get drafted and then get traded. You never know, so I truly did not know I was getting drafted by the Giants until I got that phone call, and saw that New Jersey area code come up on my phone.”
Barkley was impressive in his first game with New York rushing 18 times for 106 yards and a touchdown. The Giants hope they have their running back of the future and they are sure glad the Browns didn't have an interest of taking him with the first pick.
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