EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- It took all of one play Thursday night in their preseason opener for the New York Giants to see why they drafted running back Saquon Barkley with the No. 2 overall pick.
Barkley had Cleveland Browns defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah staring him in the face at the line of scrimmage on his very first play in an NFL game. He jump cut to his right, burst upfield and by the time he was pushed out of bounds had a 39-yard gain.
"That was impressive and that's what you want to see," outside linebacker Olivier Vernon said.