There is a time to gush and a time to grind. There has been a whole lot of gushing about Saquon Barkley — perhaps too much so — and the time is right for the grind to take precedence. On cue, the Giants on Friday open up a two-day rookie minicamp, and Barkley, of course, is the centerpiece as the parade of youngsters hits the field.
Barkley called the hubbub surrounding his arrival “just a surreal moment,” but, at first glance, he certainly appears grounded and mature enough to shift the mega-hype to a more focused life as a novice NFL running back.