Saquon Barkley just validated the market forces he claimed to be fighting.
The Giants running back’s modified one-year deal — $10.1 in already-guaranteed franchise tag salary, plus roughly $900,000 in incentives — should infuriate the rest of his positional contemporaries. Because he put a price on elite running back play — $11 million a year. So much for solidarity coming out of that Zoom call.
Barkley’s incentive structure, according to reports: He maxes out if he rushes for 1,350 yards, has 65 receptions, scores 11 touchdowns and the Giants make the playoffs.