Dave Gettleman said throughout the pre-draft process that the player selected with the No. 2 overall pick had to be good enough to envision him wearing a gold jacket. And maybe one day Saquon Barkley will get the bust-and-blazer treatment in Canton. But before he slips on the gold, he’ll be wearing blue.
The Giants picked the running back from Penn State on Thursday night with one of the few benefits that came from last year’s miserable 3-13 season: their highest draft pick since 1981. Back then they selected Lawrence Taylor and changed the course of the franchise.