The Giants season is far from a winning one as the team sits at 2-8. Reigning NFL Rookie of the Year Saquon Barkley is continuing to deal with an ankle injury, but he insists he has no plans to sit and rest the lower limb or to nurse a new shoulder injury that required an x-ray following Week 10’s game.
Barkley missed weeks four, five and six then returned to action. Sunday, though, the star was all but eliminated from Giants 34-27 loss to the Jets (2-7) — he gained merely one yard on 13 attempts.
Tuesday, Barkley made it clear that the idea of him shutting things down for his health is far from one he likes.
“The mindset of sitting me out and resting me for the rest of the season is beyond me,” Barkley said, via Jordan Raanan of ESPN. “I do not agree with it. It won’t happen. I’m going to keep going until I can’t go no more. That’s the player I am and I’m going to do it for my teammates.”
Barkley averages a poor 2.6 yards per attempt since returning from his ankle sprain and the upper body issue makes him weaker than his norm from top to bottom, but expect the competitor to keep playing.