There was a different sort of edge to Saquon Barkley when he was forced to talk about something he was disgusted to talk about: missing games because of a high ankle sprain. There was a defiance to his clipped words as he vowed, “I am going to come back as fast as I can and I’m going to be 10 times better.”
Ten times better?
“He’s been special since Day 1, coming back from this he’s champing at the bit a little bit,’’ tight end Evan Engram said. “When you miss time you just miss it so much when you come back it just adds that extra juice.