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Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs are currently struggling to finalize new contracts with their respective organizations. Carolina Panthers running back Miles Sanders signed a new contract this offseason but agrees that running backs are undervalued amid his position mates’ contract woes, reports NBC Sports’ Josh Alper. “You want to franchise tag and create a certain […]

Tony Pollard is preparing to be the new bell-cow running back for the Dallas Cowboys this season with Ezekiel Elliott out of the picture. While the divisional rival New York Giants are currently in a contract stalemate with their star running back Saquon Barkley, Barkley did not mince words when speaking on his fellow divisional […]

The New York Giants had a wildly successful season in 2022, largely due to the play of quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Saquon Barkley. This offseason, Daniel Jones was rewarded with a four-year, $160 million contract, while Saquon Barkley received the franchise tag and is still waiting on a potential long-term deal with the […]

The New York Giants and running back Saquon Barkley remain at a contract impasse. But that has not stopped him from working out with the Giants’ quarterback, Daniel Jones, this offseason. Via WFAN’s Brandon Tierney: What a day!! Boys punch a ticket to states and Big Blue’s dynamic duo getting in some reps on the […]

Former New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs played most of his career with the franchise, and after telling the New York Post this week that “nobody wants to pay running backs,” he made it clear he is pulling for Saquon Barkley to get what he’s worth. “We’re going through something here with Saquon at […]

Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants are working through a contract dispute. The star running back wants to secure a long-term payday but is not at mandatory practices because he has yet to sign a new deal with the team. So, they are preparing backup options. The Giants’ other running backs include Matt Breida, […]

The New York Giants and Saquon Barkley have had long negotiations on a long-term contract, and have struggled to come to an agreement to this point in the offseason. Saquon Barkley is currently scheduled to get $10.1 million on the franchise tag for the 2023 season. He has not yet signed his franchise tag tender, […]

Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants are currently amid a stalemate as Barkley holds out on signing the franchise tag. Barkley has made it clear that he wants to return, but he is looking for a contract that more accurately reflects his value. Colin Cowherd believes this is where the Giants made a mistake, […]

The New York Giants have used the franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley way back in March, but he’s yet to bite. In fact, Barkley just doubled down on his decision not to attend the Giants’ mandatory minicamp, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Furthermore, Saquon Barkley also made his stance clearer for the […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is hosting his football camp powered by AMPT, which puts on a free clinic for 150 inner city youth, and he spoke to the media for the first time this offseason about his ongoing contract negotiations with the Giants. “It’s all about respect,” Saquon Barkley said of his […]

The recent release of Dalvin Cook by the Minnesota Vikings, though mostly expected, still came as a bit of a surprise. Most surprising, however, might be the effects it has on the rest of the league in the future. It essentially established a measure of a running back’s value. It’s still early, but Cook’s release […]

The New York Giants have been in negotiations for a long-term contract with running back Saquon Barkley this offseason, and Brian Daboll was tight-lipped about the status of Barkley when speaking at the team’s facility on Thursday. “I’m not going to get into any talk about contracts – what could happen, what could not happen […]

The New York Giants have had a busy offseason, but there are still some issues that need to be settled over the next few weeks. Easily the biggest of them all is the contract situation of Saquon Barkley, who received the franchise tag from the Giants earlier this offseason. The problem is that Barkley and […]

Saquon Barkley was the workhorse running back for the New York Giants last season. He recorded 295 rush attempts in the 2022 campaign, as no other running back on the team logged at least 55 such attempts. During a press conference on Day 2 of the Giants’ rookie minicamp schedule, head coach Brian Daboll was […]

Dexter Lawrence has secured a $90 million bag from the New York Giants. With his contract now in place, Lawrence is hoping the Giants get a similar extension done with running back Saquon Barkley. Lawrence said that Barkley will, “get what he deserves,” when it comes to his next contract, via Jordan Raanan of ESPN. […]

The New York Giants have secured star running back Saquon Barkley for one more season, but the team seems more than willing to get a long-term deal done. Giants general manager Joe Schoen said that he wants Barkley with the Giants and that conversations will resume soon. “At some point over the next couple of […]

The New York Giants have a Saquon Barkley problem. The G-Men faced a conundrum during the offseason: how do they keep both Barkley and QB Daniel Jones? Their solution was the good ol’ franchise tag on Barkley. However, the star running back is seemingly unhappy with this decision, opting not to sign his franchise tag […]

The New York Giants and Saquon Barkley are not seeing eye-to-eye on a new contract for the star running back. Barkley declined an extension and was subsequently given the franchise tag as the team worked out a new contract with Daniel Jones. Barkley refused to sign the tag and is staying away from the team’s […]

New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen gave his annual pre-draft press conference, and he was asked about the status of a long-term contract with running back Saquon Barkley. “Nothing’s changed since we talked at the owners’ meetings,” Joe Schoen said of negotiations with Barkley, via Andrew Siciliano of NFL Network. Schoen used the franchise […]

The New York Giants are starting voluntary team workouts as they look to improve in the 2023 season. Two notable players will be absent: running back Saquon Barkley and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence. Both stars are in need of new contracts and are skipping the workouts at this time. Head coach Brian Daboll is well […]

Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons might have a future as an agent. A report recently emerged that New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley will not sign the franchise tender, which the team had placed on him, before the offseason program on Monday. Parsons took to Twitter recently to defend Barkley from a critical fan […]

On Wednesday morning it was revealed that New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley would not be reporting to the team’s offseason program amid his contract dispute. After choosing to not sign the franchise tag, he is still on the search for a new contract. He will now be joined by star defensive tackle […]

After five years with the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley has reached an impasse with the only NFL franchise he has ever known. With neither Barkley nor the Giants willing to budge, the running back’s future in New York is beginning to look bleaker. The Giants currently don’t have much interest in signing Barkley to […]

The New York Giants’ busy offseason included a decision to stick Saquon Barkley on the franchise tag. The star running back proved he can still be a workhorse running back and helped the Giants get back to the playoffs while earning a new deal. However, an unfortunate development is brewing for New York ahead of […]

Since being drafted by the New York Giants with the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft, running back Saquon Barkley has been a star. When healthy, he has been one of the most dominant running backs in the NFL. But with a somewhat troubling injury history, and a running back market that has […]

Daniel Jones’ top target is back with the New York Giants, as the team agreed to terms with free agent wide receiver Darius Slayton on a two-year contract Thursday afternoon. A fifth-round pick by the Giants in 2019, Slayton has been a reliable target for Jones. He enjoyed a resurgence in production last season, catching […]

On day one of NFL free agency, Joe Schoen and the New York Giants made a major move by signing linebacker Bobby Okereke to a four-year deal. On day two of free agency, the Giants made another major move, but it didn’t come through a signing. Instead, to the shock of many, they traded for […]

Miles Sanders believes his time as a Philadelphia Eagle has come to an end following Philly’s signing of Rashaad Penny. No more than an hour after the Eagles signed the former Seattle Seahawks running back to a one-year free agent deal, Sanders took to Twitter to voice his pleasure for his time in the City […]

In the nick of time, the New York Giants were able to create the dream goal for their offseason. They were able to work out a new long-term contract with Daniel Jones, and successfully franchise-tagged Saquon Barkley. The two cornerstones of their offense will now be returning to the team. The question, now, is simple: […]

The New York Giants move to resign quarterback Daniel Jones had a meaning of its own to running back Saquon Barkley, ESPN staff writer Jordan Raanan wrote in a Tuesday article. “Barkley lost any leverage he potentially had,” Raanan wrote. “The $10.1 million franchise tag for a running back is less than what he was already offered and offers […]

The New York Giants got two major items on their offseason to-do list this week, as they signed quarterback Daniel Jones to an extension contract and kept the services of running back Saquon Barkley using the franchise tag on him ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. However, Saquon Barkley would have preferred to test his value in […]

Daniel Jones finally got the contract extension he’s seeking for after signing a four-year, $160 million deal with the New York Giants. Sure enough, his teammate and running back Saquon Barkley couldn’t be any happier for him. On Twitter, Barkley shared his delight that his quarterback got paid, sending his congratulations to Jones whom he […]

After inking quarterback Daniel Jones to a long-term contract, the New York Giants have made their decision on star running back Saquon Barkley right before the franchise tag deadline. The Giants have placed the franchise tag on Barkley, sources told Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. The franchise tag will pay Barkley $10.09 million in 2023. […]

Negotiations have started for running back Saquon Barkley but “have been stalled,” according to a Tuesday tweet from ESPN NFL reporter Dianna Russini. “The Giants are working towards getting a long-term contract done with Daniel Jones,” Russini wrote. “As of this now, sources share ‘it’s truly 50/50…if a deal isn’t struck by today’s deadline, he […]

While much of the attention for the New York Giants is on quarterback Daniel Jones, they have not forgotten about running back Saquon Barkley, and both sides remain optimistic that a deal can be reached, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. “While the Giants work on Daniel Jones’ deal, GM Joe Schoen briefly met […]

The New York Giants are working diligently to make sure that they don’t lose either Saquon Barkley or Daniel Jones in free agency. The latest update on contract negotiations between the Giants and Daniel Jones provides some optimism that Saquon Barkley won’t hit the open market. The Giants and Jones have made progress toward a […]

New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen’s negotiations with quarterback Daniel Jones has grabbed most of the attention over the last week or so, but Schoen gave some insight into negotiations with running back Saquon Barkley during an interview with Peter Schrager on Good Morning Football. “We’ll try to get something done, we have until […]

The New York Giants enter the NFL offseason with a ton of question marks. The two biggest questions are regarding quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Saquon Barkley. The Giants began to cut cap space by releasing veteran WR Kenny Golladay, and now they shift their focus to finding ways to re-sign Jones and Barkley. […]

The New York Giants 2022 season was the most successful in years, resulting in the first playoff appearance for the franchise since 2017. Now, the organization has to figure out the best way to build on that, specifically when it comes to two big-ticket free agents this NFL offseason in quarterback Daniel Jones and running […]