It seems Philadelphia Eagles huge receiver A.J. Brown has seen that “Arduous Knocks” video making the rounds on the web, too.
In his newest tweet, Brown referenced a clip from the HBO sports activities docuseries that detailed the New York Giants’ behind-the-scenes offseason conversations about working again Saquon Barkley.
Brown posted on Wednesday, “The Saquon video fired me up and it wasn’t even about me. I’m going to do all the pieces in my energy to be sure to get yours fam!“
Within the season premiere of Arduous Knocks: Offseason With the New York Giants, which aired Tuesday night time, members of the Giants’ entrance workplace debated how Barkley suits into the franchise’s future, if in any respect. A lot of the closed-doors conversations revolved round whether or not the Giants may commerce Barkley for precious belongings in the event that they have been to franchise-tag him for a second-consecutive yr.
“Do you be ok with consuming $3 to $4 million for a fifth-round choose? Like, I wouldn’t,” Giants assistant basic supervisor Brandon Brown advised basic supervisor Joe Schoen.
Schoen may be heard having a separate dialog with Frank Gore and NFL agent Malki Kawa discussing the decline of working backs after a sure age.
“Saquon had like 900 carries at Penn State plus six years within the NFL, you gotta begin saying, ‘Bang to your buck.’” Schoen stated. “The info says that [there’s a decline after age 27].”
Barkley, who turned 27 final February, rushed for 962 yards and 6 touchdowns on 247 carries in his sixth and final marketing campaign with the Giants. The 2-time Professional Bowler defected to the Eagles in March, signing a three-year, $37.75 million deal price as much as $46.75 million together with incentives. It’s price noting that Philadelphia has an out after the 2025 season, when Barkley can be 29.