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Pittsburgh Steelers star RB Najee Harris is still fed up with last week’s running back saga, and sounded off on Saquon Barkley’s new deal with the Giants, labeling it unfair. Barkley signed a one-year contract with New York on Monday, after failing to come to a long-term deal at last week’s franchise tag deadline. Harris […]

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones addressed the media after the team’s first training camp practice on Wednesday, and he had a simple response to being asked why the running back position is seemingly being devalued after Saquon Barkley was unable to agree to a long-term contract with the team. “I don’t know, I think […]

New York Giants General Manager Joe Schoen has to be feeling pretty good about the way Saquon Barkley’s contract situation played out. Despite speculation that Saquon Barkley might hold out after failing to secure a long-term contract, the Giants’ running back showed up to training camp on time. Schoen negotiated an adjusted franchise tag price […]

The New York Giants finally got it done on Tuesday. After an extended round of negotiations, the Giants were able to agree on a deal with star running back Saquon Barkley amounting to $11 million for the upcoming season. The two-time Pro Bowler will now join his team after threatening to hold out if no […]

The Miami Dolphins have had a lot cooking this offseason. And who can blame them? With the Buffalo Bills still largely considered the flag-bearers of the AFC East and the New York Jets acquiring Aaron Rodgers, the front office had plenty of motivation to make some moves. That could have potentially included acquiring a star […]

There was a report from Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on Tuesday that the New York Giants looked to find a potential trade for Saquon Barkley and could not find a suitor, and that Barkley wanted a contract that pays in the range of $15 to $16 million per year. A Giants fan account […]

Saquon Barkley agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $11 million with the New York Giants and has reported to training camp after a long contract dispute as a result of the franchise tag, and Giants legend Eli Manning took to Twitter to react to his former teammate finding a solution for the 2023 […]

A massive surprise hit the NFL on Tuesday morning as the New York Giants and Saquon Barkley agreed to a one-year, $12 million contract that allows him to avoid the franchise tag in order to play this season. While Barkley will now be getting ready to report to training camp, the full contract incentives have […]

The New York Giants and Saquon Barkley agreed to a one-year, $11 million contract, and he has reported to training camp after failing to come to a long-term agreement with the Giants before the July 17 deadline for franchise-tagged players. Saquon Barkley was scheduled to make $10.1 million if he had signed the franchise tag, […]

The New York Giants have agreed to a one-year, $11 million contract with running back Saquon Barkley, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The new pact means the superstar will be at Giants training camp. Although he was unable to reach a multi-year deal with the team, he will now have a chance to […]

As last week’s franchise tag deadline came and went with no long term deals for several top RB’s, the situation hit a peak and caused many backs to publicly lash out in support of their position. Austin Ekeler of the Los Angeles Chargers took it one step further this weekend, starting a zoom meeting of […]

Retired Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis is speaking out on New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley, who is frustrated after he and the Giants were unable to come to a contract deal before the deadline. Bettis’ comments come during a general struggle for running backs to get paid like other positions. […]

Fed up after Josh Jacobs and Saquon Barkley’s desires for long-term contracts went unmet by the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants, respectively, football’s top running backs are reportedly mulling direct action to address their ever-declining positional value. Los Angeles Chargers star Austin Ekeler has organized a Saturday night Zoom meeting involving fellow running […]

Former New England Patriots running back James White is speaking up for fellow NFL running backs Josh Jacobs and Saquon Barkley after both failed to get a new contract done with their respective teams. Both Las Vegas Raiders RB Josh Jacobs and New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley were put on the franchise tag […]

Madden 24’s Rating Reveals took place this week, and as usual, fans and athletes alike take to social media to share their opinions and wage war over numbers. But as the ratings were revealed, an even bigger story was taking place in the football world. The New York Giants and their starting RB Saquon Barkley […]

The New York Giants signed veteran wide receiver Cole Beasley on Friday. Shortly after, they agreed to a deal with former Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots running back James Robinson, per Art Stapleton of The Record Sports. ‘BREAKING: #NYGiants are making a move at running back by signing James Robinson, per source. Robinson’s addition will […]

New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley is making waves on social media again, after a tumultuous week with his contract saga remaining unresolved after the franchise tag deadline. Barkley removed the Giants from his Twitter bio on Thursday, first pointed out by The Score. It signifies further damage to the relationship, as the […]

NFL running backs aren’t nearly valued the way they used to be, and Ole Miss football star Quinshon Judkins is taking note. With Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs and New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley failing to get long-term contracts, Quinshon Judkins is already preparing to make the most money possible when […]

The New York Giants and running back Saquon Barkley were unable to come to an agreement on a long-term contract ahead of the 4 p.m. ET deadline on July 17, but despite the fact that Barkley said he had a meeting with Giants owner John Mara that led him to tell his agents to get […]

The New York Giants and Saquon Barkley failed to come to terms on a contract extension by Monday’s deadline, and now Barkley will have to sign the franchise tag in order to play this season. As controversy continues to boil surrounding the deteriorating NFL running back market, Barkley is considering a massive move that could […]

The New York Giants find themselves in quite a predicament. They just had to overpay for their starting quarterback, Daniel Jones, who came off his best statistical season last year, who they’ve never been really on high to begin with. Conversely, their best offensive weapon in years, running back Saquon Barkley, is sitting at home […]

The New York Giants and Saquon Barkley failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension by Monday’s deadline. NFL fans, players, and media alike were despondent at the disrespect currently being hurled at NFL running backs by owners, as Barkley joins fellow position mates Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard who are now being forced […]

Hall of fame running back Marshall Faulk made an appearance on the Rich Eisen Show, and he was fired up about running backs Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs not getting long-term deals with their teams. He started by addressing Saquon Barkley’s role with the New York Giants. “Saquon Barkley, if you watched the Giants play […]

Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants failed to come to terms on a contract extension by Monday’s deadline. A franchise tag now looms for Barkley, and it is anyone’s guess whether or not he will sign or hold out. Regardless, the Giants are undoubtedly looking at trade options for their star running back now […]

For Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs, they find themselves at a critical juncture in the ever-evolving landscape of the NFL with their respective teams in the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders. They stand as martyrs, faced with a difficult decision: either persist in their belief that they deserve more than what the current […]

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler has the Twitter fingers firing at ESPN’s Matt Miller about running back contracts. Players around the NFL are fed up with running backs not getting paid. In the midst of Monday’s conversations about the position’s value, Miller gave his analysis on Twitter: Been saying it for years: 1. […]

Tennessee Titans star RB Derrick Henry went off about the contract controversies of Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs, after the pair remained unsigned at Monday’s franchise tag deadline. “At this point, just take the RB position out the game then. The ones that want to be great & work as hard as they can to […]

The New York Giants and running back Saquon Barkley were unable to come to an agreement on a long-term deal before Monday’s deadline for players who received the franchise tag to agree to a deal, and we now have some additional details about how close general manager Joe Schoen and Barkley came to agreeing to […]

One of the biggest stars at the running back position has joined the chorus of voices reacting to the news that the New York Giants’ Saquon Barkley, the Las Vegas Raiders’ Josh Jacobs and the Dallas Cowboys’ Tony Pollard didn’t receive contract extensions before Monday’s franchise tag deadline. San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey not […]

The Detroit Lions have finally signed rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs to a four-year deal, on the same day that Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs were snubbed by the franchise tag deadline. The former Crimson Tide running back racked up 1,370 yards from scrimmage in his final collegiate season, and earned his way to becoming the […]

The NFL’s franchise tag deadline officially expired at 4 P.M. ET on Monday. While a handful of other teams were able to secure their respective players to new deals prior to the clock running out, the same was not the case for both the Las Vegas Raiders and the New York Giants. At this point, […]

The deadline for players who received the franchise tag to sign a long-term contract with their team, and running backs Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard were unable to agree to terms with their teams. Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, who is hoping for an extension from his team, took to Twitter to […]

The deadline for franchise-tagged players to sign a new contract has come and gone and as expected, Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants did not come to an agreement on a long-term deal. Though it seemed inevitable, the move now puts the Giants in a tough spot when it comes to their star running […]

Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants have failed to agree to terms on a long-term contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Faced with signing a franchise tag he never wanted, Barkley is not expected to report to Giants training camp, Schefter reports. The Giants did their homework first this offseason on quarterback Daniel […]

With the NFL’s deadline for franchise-tagged players to reach long-term extensions with their respective teams a couple of hours away on Monday, time is of the essence for star running back Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants. The Giants, who placed the franchise tag on Barkley back in March, have tweaked their contract offer […]

The New York Giants and running back Saquon Barkley are up against the clock when it comes to a long-term deal, as the deadline to come to an agreement is at 4 p.m. on Monday. Saquon Barkley and Giants general manager Joe Schoen have been at a stalemate since the franchise tag was placed on […]

Not everyone is ready to take that leap and make a big commitment. The reason for hesitation, however, should not be influenced by what other people do. Following the herd does can lead you into utter catastrophe. This is not a sermon but rather another way to interpret New York Giants’ Darius Slayton’s viewpoint on […]

The New York Giants and Saquon Barkley have had long negotiations on a long-term deal that has not come to fruition, and we finally have a report on one of the Giants’ best offer when it comes to the guaranteed money. The Giants and Joe Schoen’s best offer to Saquon Barkley so far included $19.5 […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has made changes to his agency team amid contract negotiations. Barkley has been represented by Roc Nation and also used CAA for his marketing team. However, in June Barkley added CAA to his NFL negotiations team and is currently represented by Kim Miale of Roc Nation and Ed […]