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New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is coming off of a fantastic rookie season, and with Odell Beckham Jr. now playing his football elsewhere, Barkley is stepping into the spotlight as the most talented player on the Giants, and he knows it. When asked by Michael Vivalo of Elite Sports New York, about who […]

It’s been a rough couple of years for New York Giants fans. After going 11-5 and making the playoffs in 2016, the Giants have been terrible each of the past two years. It would be easy for the team to be down, but one player who isn’t letting his confidence be phased is Saquon Barkley. […]

The New York Giants are headed into a pivotal season. After a very disappointing 2018 campaign, the team appears set to run it back with Eli Manning next season. If Manning doesn’t deliver, it’ll almost certainly be his last year in a Giants uniform. But while Manning has garnered most of the attention, the most […]

Last season, the New York Giants drafted running back Saquon Barkley with the second overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. This turned some heads, because although he’s a once-in-a-generation talent – many believe they should’ve drafted a quarterback. However, Barkley was quick to silence all doubters as he was the most impressive rookie in […]

On February 15, 2019, it was announced that Colin Kaepernick reached a confidential settlement with the NFL and withdrew the grievance, which alleged that he was being blackballed because of his on-field political statements, kneeling during the national anthem, as opposed to his performance. Kaepernick may not have played professional football since 2016, but he’s still showing […]

New York Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning has taken heaps of criticism over the last couple of years, with many stating that he is no longer fit to be the Giants’ starting signal-caller. However, New York running back Saquon Barkley is tired of hearing Manning take the blame, saying that Big Blue’s struggles in recent years […]

Recently-added New York Giants guard Kevin Zeitler is savoring the joyous opportunity to block for one of the most innovative running backs in the game, Saquon Barkley. The Giants traded linebacker Olivier Vernon to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Zeitler earlier this month. Zeitler, 29, was arguably the most shatterproof lineman for Cleveland since […]

New York Giants guard Kevin Zeitler was as surprised as any when he was part of a deal that sent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns. Regardless, it seems he is already looking forward to blocking for running back Saquon Barkley. The trade was undoubtedly a lot to take in for Zeitler. […]

The New York Giants sent shockwaves through the NFL last week when they traded star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns, not even one year after signing him to a six-year contract extension. Giants running back Saquon Barkley spoke with Beckham after the trade, saying that Beckham did not seem too enthralled: […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley was one of the most explosive players in football during his rookie campaign this past season, racking up 1,307 yards and 11 touchdowns while averaging five yards per carry. In addition, he hauled in 91 receptions for 721 yards and four scores en route to a Pro Bowl […]

Earlier this week, rumors surfaced regarding the possibility of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson being traded to the New York Giants. The buzz surrounding this idea of a mega-trade makes for very interesting conversations and speculations as for how this deal can work out for both parties. But above all else, it’s ultimately Wilson who is […]

With the New York Giants trading Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns, Saquon Barkley will be the main focal point moving forward. In 2018, Barkley arrived in the NFL and made his presence felt immediately. The second-year running back led the NFL in all-purpose yards with 2,028 and was third in total touchdowns with […]

Saquon Barkley was overworked during his debut NFL season. The New York Giants running back finished second in the NFL behind Ezekiel Elliott with 261 carries, and second among running backs in receptions behind Christian McCaffrey with 91 catches. The result was an eye-popping, award-winning rookie season, one so productive and promising so much potential […]

The New York Giants season didn’t go as anticipated in their first season under Pat Shurmur. The Giants ended the year with a record of 5-11—which was last place in the NFC East. There were some bright spots on the season though. Saquon Barkley—the Giants first-round pick in 2018—was absolutely phenomenal. Barkley led the NFL […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley had quite the rookie season in 2018-19. As a result, many have already anointed the former Penn State Nittany Lions standout as one of the best running backs in the entire NFL. Taking it one step further, former Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart, who was a teammate of Barkley’s […]

Jonathan Stewart has spent time around both New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, and in doing so, he has come to the conclusion that they are the two best halfbacks in the league. “The best running back in football right now is Saquon Barkley, I think,” Stewart said […]

Even with New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley having an exceptional year most of the talk around New York was if the Giants should have taken New York Jets quarterback, Sam Darnold. Barkley was appearing on the Rapsheet and Friends Podcast and was asked about how fans who think the Giants should have taken […]

The NFL Rookie of the Year award is a two-man race between Baker Mayfield and Saquon Barkley and evidently, the two have a friendly bet on who will win. In an interview with Cleveland.com, Barkley had nothing but praise for Mayfield and it seems the two are actually pretty good friends. Barkley also revealed that whatever guy […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley had a phenomenal rookie year in 2018 and may very well win the Offensive Rookie of the Year award on Saturday night. However, as great as he was this year, he wants to be even better in 2019. “Now I am just thinking how can I improve on […]

The 2018 NFL season came to a disappointing end for the New York Giants. It appears running back Saquon Barkley has already shifted gears toward the offseason. It is no secret that Barkley is coming off a spectacular rookie campaign. According to Madelyn Burke of Giants.com, he was spend the offseason studying film on himself: […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has officially been named the Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Professional Football Writers of America. It probably comes as no surprise that Barkley would earn such an honor, especially considering just how dominant he was in his first season in the NFL. The former Penn State […]

For a guy that is so small in stature like Kyler Murray, he had one of the biggest decisions in recent sports history. Enter the NFL Draft as a quarterback or go through with joining the Oakland Athletics after they drafted him in the 2018 MLB Draft. The Athletics took him at the ninth overall […]

New York Giants Saquon Barkley is the heavy favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award. It appears for NFL running back Rashad Jennings is doubling down on that notion. Barkley enjoyed a stellar rookie campaign despite New York’s struggles in the 2018 NFL season. Jennings is adamant that he deserves to walk away […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is now going to be loved for more than just his play on the field. On Friday night, Barkley was at a night club in New York City and treated the people waiting outside to $100 bills, as video from TMZ displays. Gotta love the kid. The 21-year-old, […]

New York Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley knows quite a bit about Penn State football seeing as, well, he played for the Nittany Lions for three years. On Tuesday, Barkley took to Twitter to pay tribute to his former Penn State teammate Trace McSorley, who saw his collegiate career come to an end after […]

At the end of his record-setting rookie season, Giants’ running back Saquon Barkley expressed his support for his quarterback, Eli Manning. “I know he has a lot of ball left and this team believes in him,” he said, as reported by Paul Schwartz of the New York Post. The Giants passed on an opportunity to select […]

New York Giants’ running back Saquon Barkley claimed another NFL rookie record in their Week 17 36-35 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. With his second reception of the game, Barkley had his 89th catch of the year and surpassed Reggie Bush, who had 88 receptions in 2006, his rookie season. With his 2nd reception today, […]

New York Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley is good. Really good, in fact. During the Giants’ season finale against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon, Barkley surpassed 2,000 yards from scrimmage for the season, becoming the third rookie in NFL history to achieve that mark. Saquon Barkley's 68-yard run puts him over 2,000 scrimmage […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has gotten all the hype this season and for good reason. He has played well, but according to Pro Football Focus, Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb has actually had the highest rated season for a rookie running back. The highest graded rookie running backs in the NFL […]

The New York Giants chose to go with a risky move with the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by not taking a quarterback despite all the talent at the position. New York went with running back Saquon Barkley instead, and the risk is paying off even if it isn’t in the win column […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has accomplished a feat that hasn’t been done in a long time within the franchise. Barkley has had a monster rookie with the team, as the former Penn State star has rushed for 1,155 yards and nine touchdowns while racking up 82 receptions for 654 yards and four […]

With the 2018 NFL season coming to a close, there has been plenty of speculation regarding this year’s award races. It appears New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield are the two leading candidates for Rookie of the Year. Barkley has been far and away the heavy favorite to […]

With the New York Giants struggle to throw the ball, it allows teams to put extra defenders in the box to stop Saquon Barkley, and he felt the first-hand effects of that on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. Barkley had come into Sunday’s game having run for 100 yards in four straight games, but against […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has had an impressive rookie campaign, and Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath thinks he is must-see TV. So far this year Barkley has rushed for 1,124 yards, and nine touchdowns and has also been a real threat catching the ball out of the backfield racking up 78 […]

In his first NFL season, New York Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley has quickly emerged on the season as one of the bright young stars in the league at his position. Barkley has quickly proven to be a game-changing talent out of the backfield that has shown to be the driving factor of the […]

New York Giants standout rookie running back Saquon Barkley has continued to add to his impressive first campaign that has seen him push his way up toward being in possible contention for the rushing title. Barkley has had a notable pick up in production over the last several weeks that has put him in striking […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has firmly established himself as one of the elite players at his position. It appears former Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz feels he may even be better than Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley and Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott Barkley has already been mentioned, via […]

New York Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley is having a special season and could break some of Eric Dickerson’s records, and that’s something the Hall of Famer is not cheering for. When asked by TMZ Sports about if he wanted Barkley to break his record, Dickerson’s answer was simple. “HELL NO!!!” Dickerson said he […]

The 2018 NFL Draft class was lauded as one filled with franchise quarterbacks, along with a generational runningback prospect. While defenders such as Denzel Ward and Bradley Chubb are having strong rookie campaigns, the top contenders for Rookie of the Year are all on the offensive side of the ball. New York’s Saquon Barkley leads […]