Barkley thinks about skipping the campaign

Saquon Barkley claimed that he has thought about not playing for the NY Giants this campaign, sharing that he might act this way amid his stalemate about a long-term deal with the franchise.

Barkley talked about his “leverage” in deal negotiations with the NFL franchise from the Big Apple while being guess on “The Money Matters” podcast that was screened ahead of Monday’s deadline for organization players to agree to long-term contracts.

The 2 sides failed to reach a long-term contract before the deadline, meaning the RB will have to participate in the upcoming campaign under the 10 million dollar organization’s tender.

Barkley has yet to ink the tender and can’t be charged for missing the training camp, which started for New York veterans yesterday. Barkley will lose money only if he doesn’t play in the regular-campaign matches and has to give up game checks – a situation that the running back has thought about.

“My leverage is I could say, ‘F— you’ to the New York, I could say, ‘F— you to my teammates,” – the 2 time Pro Bowler shared in the podcast.

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Update: Saquon Barkley explains his leverage on the #Giants – ‘F**k You’

“My leverage is I could say, ‘F–k you’ to the Giants, I could say, ‘F–k you to my teammates,'”

“And be like, ‘You want me to show you my worth? You want me to show you how valuable I am to the team? I… pic.twitter.com/py0VB9fdpO

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 19, 2023