new york giants just re-sign key man who left the.
The Giants did not franchise tag Saquon Barkley a second straight year before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. NFL deadline, meaning the former No. 2 overall running back may have played his final game with the team. GM Joe Schoen also did not tag free safety Xavier McKinney, who wants to stay in New York but told the Daily News that he didn’t want to be tagged. Now he has more time to negotiate an extension and the opportunity to hit the open market if he does not.
Additionally, free safety Xavier McKinney, who wishes to remain in New York but informed the Daily News he didn’t want to be tagged, was not tagged by general manager Joe Schoen. He now has extra time to work out an extension, and should he choose not to, he will have the chance to go on the open market.
After spending six seasons with the team, Barkley, 27, will have the opportunity to assess his worth on the open market for the first time in his career. The formal start of the new league year is two days after the opening of the free agent negotiation window on Monday of next week.
Barkley may still decide to test the waters and rejoin the Giants, but it’s more probable that he will play.
The Giants did not franchise tag Saquon Barkley a second straight year before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. NFL deadline, meaning the former No. 2 overall running back may have played his final game with the team. GM Joe Schoen also did not tag free safety Xavier McKinney, who wants to stay in New York but told the Daily News that he didn’t want to be tagged. Now he has more time to negotiate an extension and the opportunity to hit the open market if he does not.
