Saquon Barkley has seen the Dallas Cowboys attempting to recruit Odell Beckham Jr., who just lately hosted Barkley and lots of extra at a star-studded thirtieth birthday celebration in Los Angeles.
Barkley smiled Friday and made his personal case for the Giants.
“He is aware of how I really feel, he is aware of how we really feel on this locker room,” Barkley stated. “I really feel like there’s not likely a gross sales pitch. It’s New York. It’s the Giants. Clearly he has acquainted faces inside this facility and this locker room. Personally, I feel it could be a terrific story to return again to a spot the place he was at earlier than and proceed to assist construct success … and be a frontrunner and the kind of participant he could be for this crew.”
Barkley stated he noticed Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons tweet at Beckham urging him to hitch the Giants’ division rival. The Giants’ working again has a extra direct line to OBJ.
“I don’t must tweet at him,” he stated with a smirk.
Beckham is nearing completion of his rehab from final February’s torn ACL, and the free agent is predicted to decide in November or December between a number of potential suitors.
The Payments, Rams, Giants, Cowboys and Packers are among the many groups believed to be within the combine, although a Big reunion remains to be extra probably subsequent spring than this fall.
Barkley stated it’s no shock to him that Dallas is placing on the full-court press.
“He’s Odell,” he stated. “He’s a heck of a participant. When he’s wholesome, among the finest gamers within the league. So why wouldn’t anyone need him on his crew?”
The Giants stay a crew to look at right here till Beckham indicators someplace regardless, although they've restricted cash.
Beckham unofficially visited the Giants on Oct. 3, stepping again into the constructing for the primary time since being traded to Cleveland in 2019.
And GM Joe Schoen just lately admitted he’s been involved with Beckham’s representatives and stated the Giants would take into account Beckham when he’s wholesome.
ADOREE UP AT PUNT RETURN?
Prime nook Adoree Jackson dealt with main punt return duties in apply on Wednesday and Friday and he could also be in line to switch Richie James there Sunday.
Coach Brian Daboll stated Jackson’s distinguished function in his protection wouldn’t cease him from utilizing Jackson there.
“No,” Daboll stated. “We’ll see how that goes with who we put again there, however that wouldn’t [stop us]. He’s been returner prior to now, and if we predict that’s the most effective factor for our crew, we'd use him.”
Jackson was electrical with the ball at USC in school. He was the Tennessee Titans’ main punt returner as a rookie in 2017, with 34 returns for 290 yards. However the Titans step by step fazed him out of that function. Jackson additionally muffed the primary punt of Friday’s apply.
He has by no means achieved it in a sport as a Big, however that appears like it should change Sunday.
WARD: I’M GONNA KEEP RIDING MY DIRT BIKE
Giants edge rusher Jihad Ward stated he was not with Xavier McKinney in Cabo, though Ward does love using filth bikes and ATVs in his spare time at his house in Texas.
“I’m gonna want everyone to cease rubbing on Xavier McKinney,” Ward stated at his locker this week. “It’s a lesson discovered and we nonetheless acquired his again regardless. We love him and s—t occurs.”
McKinney’s hand damage through the bye week is a cautionary story for NFL gamers. It violates the usual contract, which might value gamers cash, to not point out jeopardize their careers.
However Ward stated using is what he does to chill out and calm his thoughts. He is aware of the dangers. And he’s going to maintain doing it.
“I’m gonna preserve using my filth bike,” he stated. “I’m gonna preserve using my ATVs. That brings peace of thoughts … I could possibly be out right here being a f—king knucklehead, going to golf equipment, getting in hassle doing all of the silly s—t. However I wish to be in a big-ass home of mines and simply experience bikes all day and chill.”
“I take accountability,” Ward continued. “This ain’t [my] first rodeo. The one purpose [it’s getting attention] is [this] the Giants. [But] everyone is aware of, each participant and each coach is aware of I experience filth bikes. So after they see s—t like [McKinney’s injury], now there’s extra strain on me. As a result of they see me using bikes each day … However now with conditions like that, everyone’s me [like] was I there.”
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