Is it time to shut down Saquon Barkley?
“Absolutely not,” Pat Shurmur said on Monday to the idea that the Giants would consider putting Barkley on injured reserve with his ankle injury. The second-year running back is coming off his worst game as a pro – he gained one yard on 13 carries, which equates to about two and three quarter inches per run – in Sunday’s loss to the Jets and needed X-rays after the game.
With Barkley such a big part of the Giants’ hopes and aspirations moving forward beyond this season, it’s not outlandish to consider saving him for the future rather than risking him in the final six games of this schedule.