Saquon Barkley of the Giants runs with the ball against the Falcons at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 26. Credit: Mike Stobe
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As he sat on the bench, his ankle throbbing with pain and swelling to nearly twice its normal size, Saquon Barkley looked up to the rafters of the cavernous AT&T Stadium. His expression left you with the inescapable observation that he was thinking of this simple one-word reaction to his situation:
"Why?"
There was still no official update of this latest injury in what has turned into a star-crossed career as the Giants’ franchise running back, but Barkley didn’t need a doctor’s diagnosis to know this would be yet another setback.