EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- For New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, last season was about reestablishing himself as a great player. This season is about taking it to the next level.
Barkley insists he’s not fixated on proving the Giants and the rest of the league wrong about their view on paying running backs. He’s taking a different approach heading into a Week 1 matchup with the rival Dallas Cowboys.
“I kind of see last year was kind of like a rookie year, I guess,” Barkley said. “Not my rookie year obviously, it was Year 5.