Dexter Lawrence was on the New York Giants’ coaching facility Friday doing his signature sack dance with head coach Brian Daboll and normal supervisor Joe Schoen after formally placing pen to paper on his four-year, $90 million contract extension.
Lawrence joined quarterback Daniel Jones, a fellow 2019 first-round choose, as a cornerstone franchise piece locked in at huge cash for the long run.
However the Giants nonetheless have one piece left to lock in, and all eyes are on working again Saquon Barkley’s scenario with the group. He’s franchise tagged, although he and the Giants are hoping to work one thing out like Jones and Lawrence did by the point coaching camp rolls round.
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New York Giants working again Saquon Barkley is launched earlier than a recreation towards the Indianapolis Colts Jan. 1, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Picture/Seth Wenig)
Lawrence, realizing how a lot Barkley means to the group, mentioned the All-Professional working again can be getting his huge payday.
“I feel Saquon goes to get what he deserves,” he instructed reporters Friday. “He’s a fantastic participant, he’s a fantastic chief for us. One of many prime gamers on the group. I’m excited to see what’s up for him.”
Schoen lately instructed “Good Morning Soccer” that Barkley’s representatives have agreed to arrange a gathering post-NFL Draft to see “what the urge for food” is relating to a possible deal.
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Schoen and the Giants need their chief within the backfield on the roster, however a deal has to make sense for each side.
“Hear, Saquon is an excellent soccer participant, captain final 12 months. He’s a superb locker room man. I like him,” Schoen defined. “We would like him to be right here. However you’ve obtained to have a deal the place each events are proud of the place you find yourself. That’s what we’re going to attempt to work for and see if we will get one thing we will each agree on.”
The working again market isn’t like the marketplace for quarterbacks and even defensive tackles like Lawrence. It’s been a place for which groups have discovered cost-effective expertise in later rounds within the draft. Suppose Kansas Metropolis Chiefs working again Isiah Pacheco, a seventh-round pick of Rutgers final 12 months who ended up getting the lion’s share of carries for the Tremendous Bowl champions because the season progressed.
New York Giants working again Saquon Barkley (26) runs with the ball as Philadelphia Eagles security C.J. Gardner-Johnson (23) tries to cease him through the second half of an NFL divisional-round playoff recreation Jan. 21, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Picture/Matt Slocum)
However Barkley has confirmed to be one of the vital dynamic, two-way working backs within the league since he was drafted No. 2 general by the Giants in 2018. And in Daboll’s offense, Barkley has been the focus. He had 1,312 yards on 295 carries final season with 10 touchdowns together with 338 receiving yards.
That is elite manufacturing, and Barkley possible needs to be paid like an elite participant.
Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers leads the pack with simply over $16 million in common annual worth after signing his four-year deal whereas enjoying for the Carolina Panthers. The New Orleans Saints’ Alvin Kamara makes $15 million per 12 months, whereas the Minnesota Vikings’ Dalvin Prepare dinner and Tennessee Titans’ Derrick Henry make $12.6 million and $12.5 million, respectively.
New York Giants working again Saquon Barkley celebrates a landing through the second half of a recreation towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Picture/Alastair Grant)
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The Giants reportedly provided Barkley a deal that was price $14 million per season, however talks fell by as a result of the construction of the deal and assured cash weren’t to his liking.
