New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley likely to miss several weeks
New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley suffered an ankle injury Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. He is expected to miss upcoming games against the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks.
The Giants fought back in Week 2, beating the Cardinals 31-28 and erasing a 21-point deficit. Barkley sprained his ankle on the penultimate play of the fourth quarter. He needed help off the field and was seen limping back to the locker room at the end of the game. The first X-ray was negative.
Barkley underwent an MRI in Arizona on Monday to determine the severity of the ankle injury. The Giants insist it was a lower ankle sprain, but video footage showed Barkley suffering an upper ankle injury.
Against the Cardinals, Barkley rushed 17 times for 63 yards and a touchdown, and also had six catches for 29 yards and a touchdown.
In two games against the Giants this season, Barkley has totaled 145 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns.
A healthy Barkley played a career-best 16 games last season, scoring 10 touchdowns.
Barkley and the Giants were unable to agree on a contract extension during the offseason. The Giants placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Barkley. It looks like a contract dispute will keep Barkley out of training camp. However, Barkley signed a buyout offer the day before training camp began to avoid rejection.
Barkley nursing another ankle sprain
Barkley has a long injury history and suffered severe ankle sprains twice in his career, in 2019 and 2021. He bounced back with a strong performance in 2019, but struggled in 2021.
Barkley injured his right ankle in the third week of the 2019 season. He was expected to miss six to eight weeks with a severe ankle sprain, but he only missed three games and returned in Week 7. In 2019, he played in 13 games, running 217 times for 1,003 yards and 6 touchdowns. He also had 52 receptions for 438 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Barkley suffered a left ankle injury in Week 5 of the 2021 season. He missed four games with a severe ankle sprain and returned in Week 11 after the bye week. He lacked his usual explosiveness in the second half of the season. After the injury, he only ran for more than 100 yards in the final eight games of the season and did not score a rushing touchdown. The Giants are 1-7 after the ineffective Barkley returned to the lineup.
Veteran Matt Breida is the Giants' next starter. Breida has been the Giants' backup running back since last season. In his seven-season career with four teams, Breida ran 523 times for 2,515 yards and eight touchdowns. He also had 104 catches for 844 yards and six receiving touchdowns.
The Giants also have running back Gary Brightwell and rookie Eric Gray on their roster. Brightwell is a sixth-round pick out of Arizona in the 2021 NFL Draft, and the Giants selected Gray out of Oklahoma with a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, but he has yet to see any action. .
Giants in the futures market
The San Francisco 49ers (2-0) host the Giants in Week 3 of Thursday Night Football. The Giants remain on the West Coast after Sunday's road game against the Cardinals in Arizona.
The Giants started the game at +10 against the 49ers. The Giants are 0-2 against the spread on the season, while the 49ers are 1-1 ATS.
The three NFC East teams are off to a 2-0 start. The undefeated Philadelphia Eagles are the betting favorite at +100 to win back-to-back NFC East titles and are ahead of the undefeated Dallas Cowboys at +110.
The Washington Commanders have been one of the surprising teams in the NFL this season with a 2-0 record. But the chances of winning the division are +1800. On DraftKings' futures board, the Giants have the best chance to win the NFC East at +2500 odds.
In the latest update from DraftKings, the Giants have a chance to win Super Bowl 58 at +7500. Odds to win the NFC Championship are +5500.
The Giants entered the playoffs last season as an NFC wild-card team with a 9-7-1 record. They have a combined 6.5 over/under wins this season. The Giants have a +370 chance to make the playoffs, according to DraftKings betting. At -500 odds, they are one of the teams most likely to miss the playoffs.
Fans are hoping Barkley will be back in the lineup when they face the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football in Week 4. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Barkley will miss three weeks but could return in Week 5 for a road game against .Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins. If Barkley isn't ready by Week 5, the Giants will face the Buffalo Bills in Week 6 on "Sunday Night Football."
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