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New York Giants RB Wayne Gallman confident for upcoming opportunity

Sunday will mark the first game the New York Giants will undergo without running back Saquon Barkley since they drafted him. The second-year pro has been diagnosed with a high ankle sprain and will reportedly be out between four and eight weeks. Barkley suffered the injury prior to halftime of the team’s 32-31 win in Tampa Bay this past Sunday.

Barkley absence thus means third-year pro Wayne Gallman will take the reins as the team’s starting running back. The Clemson product has been a backup for this organization since he was drafted in the fourth round (No.