Cheers filled MetLife Stadium again on Thursday night: Cheers of relief and cheers of optimism. Young, old and those just out for an evening stood on the turf at the stadium in the Meadowlands, thrilled NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had uttered the words they wanted to hear: “The New York Giants select Saquon Barkley …”
Hundreds of fans dressed in Giants gear celebrated perhaps the most popular first-round choice since Lawrence Taylor was the No. 2 selection overall in 1981. There were high fives and hugs and vows to never to forget this moment.
Edgar Herrera, an elementary school principal from Roselle Park, N.