Following the injury to Saquon Barkley, the Giants worked out running backs Fozzy Whittaker and Zach Zenner, as Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets. The club also took a look at Benny Cunningham, as The Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson tweets.
As Barkley rests up from a high ankle sprain, the club is preparing for anywhere between 4-8 weeks without him. In the interim, Wayne Gallman will take over as the club’s top tailback. The good news is that the team is not planning on putting Barkley on injured reserve at this time, which leaves open the possibility that he will be able to return inside of two months.
At this moment, Gallman’s only backup is Elijhaa Penny, a former UDFA who previously spent time with the Cardinals. Last year, Penny tallied eight catches for 50 yards plus seven totes for 25 yards.
Whittaker, 30, spent the last five years with the Panthers, but missed the 2018 season with a torn ACL. His biggest year came in 2016 when he registered 4.6 yards per carry off of 57 attempts.
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CJ Anderson would be a nice addition.
Ajayi still alive
Ajayi?
Jay Ajayi is still only 26. Might be worth a shot. What about Hillman? He did ok in the preseason. Or CJ Anderson. Too bad they cut Perkins.
Fozzy Whitaker and Zach Zenner???? What do you even need Saquon for??
Zenner actually had a pretty decent 2016 and 2018 season. He’s only ever fumbled once. A bit of a black sheep though.
Eagan, MN!
Last chance for the Giants to prove they didn’t waste a pick on David Wilson 🙂
Flip?
Any guy with ties to the panthers or cardinals organization must be signed!
Let’s just hope that’s not Jonathan Stewart or Edgerin James.
Offer Miami a pick for Drake
That’s actually not a bad idea. But I wouldn’t offer too much since Barkley will be back, and the Giants should focus more on the future and building the team. So those valuable picks are needed. Especially since they have wasted 3rd and 4th round picks on Webb, Lauletta, and Beal.