Saquon Barkley might skip Giants’ spring exercises
PHOENIX — There’s a good likelihood Saquon Barkley is not going to have a brand new deal earlier than the Giants start their voluntary offseason exercise program on April 17.
There may be additionally a great likelihood Barkley is not going to have signed his franchise tag of $10.1 million earlier than this system will get underway.
That might result in the likelihood that Barkley, with out a contract, wouldn’t take part in this system this spring.
Requested on Tuesday if he expects Barkley on the voluntary exercises, head coach Brian Daboll stated, “Yeah, I don’t know. I’d say that may be a great query for Saquon.’’
Daboll stated his most up-to-date contact with Barkley was about two weeks in the past, by way of textual content.
“I’ve been on this lengthy sufficient; there’s a enterprise facet to it, there’s a enjoying facet to it,’’ Daboll stated. “My focus is on in the present day. No matter state of affairs comes up, we’ll deal with it.’’
Daboll stated he exchanged textual content messages “perhaps a couple of times’’ this offseason with Odell Beckham Jr., who is a free agent and remains unsigned.
Daboll obtained to spend time with Beckham late final season when Giants brass, together with common supervisor Joe Schoen, met with the broad receiver, who was coming off reconstructive knee surgical procedure for the second time in his profession.
“He’s a great younger man, it was a great dinner, had good dialog,’’ Daboll stated.
“Any choice we make we’ll do it collectively, Joe and I’ll sit down and we’ll discuss it, and it’s obtained to make sense for everyone.’’
Among the many new additions to Daboll’s workers is his son, Christian Daboll, who beforehand labored with the soccer packages at Alabama (for one 12 months) and Penn State (for 3 years) when he was a scholar.
Christian is listed as an offensive assistant.
“He’s had 4 good years of expertise,’’ Brian Daboll stated. “I talked to a few of his guys, too. Clearly I do know him. Good younger man. He’s carried out a great job these first couple of weeks. Similar to the opposite guys I employed, I count on them to do a great job.’’
Christian will work largely with offensive coordinator Mike Kafka.
Requested what his son calls him across the workplace, Daboll stated: “I don’t even know, I couldn’t even let you know. There’s just a little little bit of separation there. Kafka offers with him lots, I’d say.’’
A beginning security spot reverse Xavier McKinney opened up on protection when Julian Love signed with the Seahawks.
Daboll talked about Jason Pinnock as doing “a very good job for us final 12 months’’ and that Dane Belton “got here in, did some good issues’’ as a rookie.
Daboll stated the place is open for competitors.
The Giants not too long ago signed Bobby McCain, who was a beginning security with the Commanders.