New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, who tore his ACL in Week 2 of last season, remains on the comeback trail. And with each passing day, he’s getting healthier, stronger and that much closer to his return.
While neither the Giants nor Barkley will commit to a timetable, the 24-year-old certainly looks like he’s almost ready to go and his latest workout video did nothing to change that perception. In fact, it should provide additional optimism for the team and their fans.
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This video comes on the heels of Barkley taking some pretty hefty swings at the driving range, which was another good indication that his knee is strong.
Still, don’t expect to see the 2018 Offensive Rookie of the Year at training camp. The current plan is for the Giants to ease him back in come the regular season.
“You know me, I’m going to take it one day at a time, come in with my head down and ready to work. I’m fortunate enough that I don’t think that I have anyone around me — not going to think I know from top to bottom, there’s nothing that’s going to be forced for me to come back. It’s going to be whenever my body tells me I’m ready and it will show when I’m ready to go, that’s when I’ll be able to go out there and be hopefully as good as I was before or even better,” Barkley told reporters earlier this month.
“I have no expectation, no set day when I’m going to be full go. I’m going to come into work every single day because that’s all I know. I got to this point where I’m at in my life, this is all about work, so it’s not going to stop, it’s not going to change, and if anything, it’s going to make me work harder.”
The good news is that Barkley hasn’t suffered any significant setbacks and is improving each day. Despite the understandable caution, he should be good to go come Week 1 against the Denver Broncos.
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