EAST RUTHERFORD -- Saquon Barkley might be in for 350 touches once the regular season starts, but the Giants are being careful not to burn out their heralded rookie during training camp.
Barkley watched the final approximately 45 minutes of Thursday's practice from the sideline, but it wasn't a case of injury.
"We're just managing him like everybody," coach Pat Shurmur said. "He's had a really, really big workload. This was the day, for no reason other than just a little bit less."
The Giants are throwing a lot at Barkley because he is expected to be a three-down back capable of rushing in short-yardage, pass-protecting for the quarterback and exposing mismatches against linebackers in the passing game in addition to breaking off big runs.