The odds are stacked against Paul Perkins. He knows it, and rather than run from it, he’d rather run with it and relish the challenge along the way.
Thursday night’s Giants preseason finale against the Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., might very well represent Perkins’ last stand with the team that drafted him in 2016.
Or it might not.
Whatever the outcome, the Giants’ fourth-year running back, who was supposed to be their feature back as he rushed for 456 yards and a 4.1-yard average in his rookie season, is preparing for the end result with a smile on his face.