For most Giants players, stepping onto the field at AT&T Stadium for Sunday night’s game against the Cowboys will fire up the emotions associated with one of the NFL’s fiercest rivalries.
For rookie running back Saquon Barkley, it will bring back other memories.
“I’m excited to go back to the place where I was drafted,” said Barkley, who was taken second overall in April at AT&T Stadium, the first time the draft was staged at an NFL stadium. “That was the first time I’ve ever been to Dallas, and when I was there, I was getting my name called and I was walking up in front of the stage and seeing a Giants jersey.