🏈 “My leverage is I could say, ‘F— you’ to the Giants,” Saquon Barkley said days before the deadline to reach a contract extension with the Eagles' divisional rival passed.
That leverage ultimately didn't land Barkley a new deal as he was one of three franchise-tagged running backs, along with the Dallas Cowboys' Tony Pollard and the Las Vegas Raiders' Josh Jacobs, who didn't get extended. They were just the latest victims of a harsh running back market, which hasn't seen a long-term deal worth an average of at least $10 million annually since 2021.
On the podcast, Barkley voiced his belief in being the top player at his position, but that he wasn't demanding a deal that would have paid him as such. The franchise tag is a one-year contract worth $10.1 million, and the Giants would have the ability to tag Barkley again for the 2024 season. Barkley can't negotiate a long-term deal again until after next season, though the Giants can give him a raise for 2023.
The question now becomes whether Barkley will actually go the Le'Veon Bell route. Bell sat out for the entire 2018 season after being franchise tagged by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The following offseason, he inked a four-year, $52.5 million deal, including $35 million guaranteed, with the New York Jets. He was then released during Year 2 with the Jets before bouncing around between the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the next one-plus seasons.
Barkley, 26, is coming off a stellar bounce-back season. Two years removed from a torn ACL, Barkley posted 1,312 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground over 16 games, along with catching 57 passes for 338 yards. He accounted for 27.7% of the team's scrimmage yards as New York reached the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
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