As soon as quarterback Daniel Jones agreed to a new contract Tuesday, the Giants pivoted to franchise tagging Barkley to keep him from unrestricted free agency.
Saquon Barkley still breaks tackles and runs away from defenders, but he couldn’t dodge the dreaded franchise tag., the Giants pivoted to franchise tagging Barkley to keep him from unrestricted free agency.
If the Giants had not re-signed Jones as tense negotiations reached a “take-it-or-leave-it” point, then the franchise tag would have gone to him instead before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline and Barkley would have been headed to the open market to determine his value. It’s a suboptimal outcome for Barkley, who turned down a multi-year extension averaging about $12.5 million per year in November. That number increased slightly, according to league sources, as negotiations continued after the season, but now he is stuck facing the possibility of playing for $10.1 million in 2023.The Giants put the franchise tag on Saquon Barkley.
Barkley does not have to immediately sign the tag and could choose to follow a common path for disgruntled players by not showing up for spring voluntary workouts. That never has been Barkley’s way – propping up teammates when he was the lone bright spot amid losing, speaking with reverence about the franchise’s legacy and buying into all messaging — but unselfish behaviors didn’t pay off at the negotiating table.
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