What does the future hold for Barkley and the Giants?
Once upon a time, the Giants rewarded an oft-injured game-breaker with a new top-dollar contract after he opted not to hold out from training camp in his fifth season.
Chalk it up to the difference of running back-versus-receiver and the realization the Giants are not on the cusp of a deep playoff run, as was the delusion four years ago. So, what does the future hold for Barkley and the Giants? Here are the possibilities: Getty Images If this happens, the Giants must decide if they want to be the latest team to reset the running back market. There will be shouting from both sides of the fence: Critics who point to a poor return on investment for the Rams and — so far — for the Cowboys and Panthers , as well as proponents who see Barkley as both an elite playmaker and face-of-the-franchise marketable star with the values co-owner John Mara cherishes.
The franchise tag might be an option, though the Giants could need that security blanket to keep quarterback Daniel Jones from free agency. And asking Barkley to bypass long-term security to play on his fifth-year option and then a franchise tag in back-to-back years could create the type of bad blood that has been deftly avoided to this point.
In this scenario, it would become obvious whether the Giants’ thinking in holding on to Barkley in March was that his value would be higher before the Nov. 1 trade deadline than it was in the offseason. The Giants would need to know by then what Barkley’s asking price will be in free agency.
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