Wayne Gallman is a quiet, unassuming, workman-like backup NFL running back. He usually enjoys a relatively quiet, anonymous existence in the New York Giants locker room.
This week, though — and for several weeks to come — Gallman’s circumstances are not usual. With Saquon Barkley sidelined for the next few weeks with a high ankle sprain Gallman is now the starting running back for the Giants.
This was the scene around Gallman’s locker at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center on Wednesday:
So, yeah, things are just a little different for the 24-year-old, a 2017 fourth-round pick by the Giants.