{"id":428724,"date":"2023-07-05T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=428724"},"modified":"2023-07-05T17:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T17:20:00","slug":"former-giants-star-tiki-barbers-comment-on-the-teams-current-rb-saquon-barkley-created-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/former-giants-star-tiki-barbers-comment-on-the-teams-current-rb-saquon-barkley-created-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Giants Star Tiki Barber&#8217;s Comment On The Team&#8217;s Current RB Saquon Barkley Created Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tiki Barber, a former running back for the New York Giants, asserted that the offence of the team wouldn&#8217;t collapse entirely without Saquon Barkley.<\/p>\n<h2>Former Giants Star Tiki Barber&#8217;s Comment On The Team&#8217;s Current RB Saquon Barkley Created Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>Running back Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants are still embroiled in a contract dispute. The deadline for a request for an extension of time is July 17, and little has been accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear where this train is going if the two parties are unable to reach an agreement by that time. Although it appears improbable, Barkley has kept the option of sitting out the entire season open.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Would the New York Giants be worse off without superstar running back Saquon Barkley? Tiki Barber isn\u2019t so sure.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SpdwaY3aNV\">https:\/\/t.co\/SpdwaY3aNV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheGiantsWire (@TheGiantsWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGiantsWire\/status\/1672832118500499456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Barkley&#8217;s reluctance to accept his $10.1 million franchise tender while both parties continue to negotiate a long-term agreement, the former running back made the audacious forecast.<\/p>\n<p>The market for running backs and Barkley&#8217;s history of injuries, according to Barber on his WFAN program &#8220;Tiki &amp; Tierney,&#8221; give the Giants the advantage in talks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tiki Barber: Saquon Barkley\u2019s absence wouldn\u2019t hinder Giants <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Uy62ZgKXz\">https:\/\/t.co\/6Uy62ZgKXz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AfjWQjlHCn\">pic.twitter.com\/AfjWQjlHCn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron Bohning (@RonBohning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonBohning\/status\/1671993867435118592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the M.O.: The running back is gonna get hurt, so why pay him?\u201d Barber said. \u201cI know Giant fans want Saquon Barkley on this team and feel like they need Saquon on this team \u2014 but the fact is, if he\u2019s not on this team, I honestly don\u2019t know if they\u2019d be worse off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they would be because of the locker room, but I can\u2019t say for a fact, \u2018This team won\u2019t win 10 games without Saquon Barkley.\u2019 I can\u2019t say that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saquon Barkley squatting 585 during offseason training. <\/p>\n<p>Has Barkley lived up to the expectations set on him so far? <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8SVthnxXXe\">pic.twitter.com\/8SVthnxXXe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Notifications (@NFLNotify) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLNotify\/status\/1674511901399863296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Giants and team captain Barkley have until July 17 to come to an agreement on a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>If not, the running back must agree to pay $10.1 million for the franchise tag offer in 2023 or refuse to sign it and sit out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley continues to prepare for the season despite a contract stalemate, recently working out with Deebo Samuel.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R1tMnrjkBJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/R1tMnrjkBJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheGiantsWire (@TheGiantsWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGiantsWire\/status\/1676218220510953473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What if Barkley declines to sign his $10.1 million franchise tender, depriving the Giants of one of their top offensive players?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is \u201csome level of optimism\u201d that the New York Giants and Saquon Barkley can reach a long-term contract agreement before the deadline.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fLarWefY5x\">https:\/\/t.co\/fLarWefY5x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheGiantsWire (@TheGiantsWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGiantsWire\/status\/1675823200066732032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Former Giants Star Plaxico Burress Criticises Cowboys\u2019 QB Dak Prescott\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/former-giants-star-plaxico-burress-criticises-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Former Giants Star Plaxico Burress Criticises Cowboys\u2019 QB Dak Prescott<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiki Barber, a former running back for the New York Giants, asserted that the offence of the team wouldn&#8217;t collapse entirely without Saquon Barkley. Former Giants Star Tiki Barber&#8217;s Comment On The Team&#8217;s Current RB Saquon Barkley Created Controversy Running back Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants are still embroiled in a contract dispute. 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