Giants running back Saquon Barkley warms up before an NFL preseason football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. Credit: AP/Noah K. Murray
Saquon Barkley did not get any action in preseason games this season. On Sunday he did get some pre-preseason game work in.
The running back was on the field about two hours ahead of the kickoff against the Patriots at MetLife Stadium running routes, catching passes from Daniel Jones — including a one-handed snag — and even working on his conditioning with some sideline-to-sideline gassers. When most of the other quarterbacks and receivers had left the field, Barkley stayed behind and ran even more routes with third-string quarterback Brian Lewerke, at one point sprinting 40 yards on a go route only to overrun the pass by a good five yards.