Is this the beginning of the end for Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants?
The Giants and Barkley could not reach a long-term deal by Monday’s deadline, meaning Barkly will have to play this season on the $10.091 million franchise tag. The two sides got within inches, according to reporting from Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post — $1 to $2 million in average annual value and guarantees on deals maxing out around $11.5 million annually and $23 million in guaranteed money.
In football parlance, they fell inches short of the fourth-and-1 conversion.