Things could be worse, but Saquon Barkley is definitely dealing with a significant injury. NFL fans everywhere were holding their breath when Barkley limped to the sidelines, and now we have an update.
Barkley suffered a sprained ankle, sources told Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Fortunately Raanan reports that nothing is broken. That being said, he does write that “expectation is that he will miss some time.” Barkley’s ankle got rolled up on by a Buccaneers defender, and it looked like it could’ve been worse at first. He left the game wearing a walking boot, so presumably it’s a high ankle sprain.
The Giants’ offense runs through Barkley, so obviously it’s a massive loss for however long he’s out. New York picked up a thrilling win on Sunday in the first game of the Daniel Jones era. Jones impressed in his first career start, but he’ll now be without his best weapon for at least a little while.
The Giants drafted Barkley second overall last April, and he’s been electrifying the league ever since. The Penn State product averaged five yards per carry last season and also caught 91 passes for 721 yards. There’s a lot of optimism around this Giants team due to Jones’ emergence, but the Barkley injury certainly puts a damper on things. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com soon followed up with a tweet confirming it’s a high ankle sprain, and that Barkley will undergo an MRI on Monday.
Ya hate to see it get well soon
Man,puts a real damper on an exciting win for the G-Men.
I’m not a Giants fan, but I wish him well. He’s fun to watch.
Pretty sure they won 32-31…
lol yup…where did 35-34 come from?!
Had a brain fart, thanks for the heads up.
“Impressive” win over the “unimpressive” Bucs.
It’s impressive for Jones because despite how awful their defense is, Barkley being out, having one legit WR (Shepard), and Nate Solder morphing into a turnstile, he still hung in there and played well.
My fantasy team weeps, get well soon Saquon!