It was no secret Giants general manager Dave Gettleman was enamored with Penn State running back Saquon Barkley heading into the draft. But according to Nittany Lions coach James Franklin, Gettleman did at least try to keep it a secret.
Franklin said Gettleman stopped talking to him in an effort to throw other teams off the scent.
“There comes a point where they don’t wanna talk to you too much, cause they pretty much already made up their mind,” Franklin said Tuesday at a Penn State event in Manhattan. “If this guy’s available at this pick, they’re gonna take him.