{"id":75113,"date":"2020-09-25T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T11:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/saquon-barkleys-contract-dance-with-giants-isnt-getting-easier\/"},"modified":"2020-09-25T14:45:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T11:45:11","slug":"saquon-barkleys-contract-dance-with-giants-isnt-getting-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/saquon-barkleys-contract-dance-with-giants-isnt-getting-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"#Saquon Barkley’s contract dance with Giants isn’t getting easier"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Saquon Barkley’s contract dance with Giants isn’t getting easier<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Forecasts of Saquon Barkley becoming the highest-paid running back in the NFL after this season always included one caveat.<\/p>\n

If he stays healthy.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

The long-term implications of Barkley\u2019s season-ending torn ACL include a more complex contract-extension dance than likely would have taken place if he finished his third season atop the rushing leaders and headed to the Pro Bowl. In fact, the mostly likely scenario is the negotiation is shelved for a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately I think you have to play out your fourth year,\u201d a prominent agent told The Post. \u201cI don\u2019t know how the Giants could do a market-value deal for Barkley. Other than his great commercials, he\u2019s got a great rookie year. What else?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Giants must decide whether to exercise Barkley\u2019s fully guaranteed fifth-year option for 2022 (a no-brainer) before he plays another snap. But the extension frequently estimated at about $70 million over four years to top the Panthers\u2019 Christian McCaffrey is on hold.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI thought if he could have a year not necessarily as good as his rookie year but that showed he\u2019s that guy, then they would\u2019ve made him the highest-paid running back in the league,\u201d said CBS Sports analyst Joel Corry, a former agent. \u201cHe now may never become the highest-paid running back in the league. But, if it\u2019s going to happ<\/a>en, he\u2019s going to have a really good 2021 season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another route is for the Giants to try for a bargain by offering a discounted deal while Barkley is recovering. If he returns to top form, they will look shrewd. If he does not, \u2014 durability is a question after he missed three game<\/a>s with a high ankle sprain in 2019 \u2014 they will have overcommitted.<\/p>\n