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
1. Barkley's return: Saquon Barkley is back. Will the explosive plays that made him the second overall pick and 2018 Offensive Rookie of the Year be back, too? The reality is Barkley has not been the same since early in the 2019 season when he suffered a high ankle sprain. He was able to function in the second half of that season and eked out a 1,000-yard year, and his production was awful in the game and a half before he tore his ACL last September.