‘Everything we thought he’d be’
that’ll help us.”
Shurmur admitted Monday that “certainly Saquon is sore” coming off Jackson’s hit and 22 touches. “I think when he has as much activity as he’s gonna have, he’s gonna have some soreness, but he’s OK,” Shurmur said. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Barkley’s workload dialed back early in the week, perhaps, to ready him for Sunday’s home game against the New Orleans Saints. The coach didn’t say that; it just would make sense.
Undoubtedly, Shurmur and the Giants will do whatever it takes to get Barkley ready to write Chapter Four of his NFL career. Because as we’ve seen already: it’s a must-read.