Saquon Barkley — according to multiple reports — had the opportunity to sign a multi-year contract with at least $22 million in guaranteed money last week. Not to mention the (potentially greater) value of whatever other offers the Giants gave him between last fall and the day he received the franchise tag in March.
Barkley turned it down. Like he had with all the other potential deals. And then he made a ruckus — a threatening leak here, a newsworthy podcast appearance there, some Zoom venting with counterparts and the start of a training camp stay-away.