It was a swampy, hot day in the shadow of the old Meadowlands for the second day of Giants training camp, and my first chance to take in last year’s most surprising team in the NFL. Here’s what I saw …
1. Saquon Barkley looked comfortable on the field. He whipped across the defense on a drag route early in practice and after scoring did a bit of a wobbly-legged dance to “Wipe Me Down” by Boosie Badazz & Webbie. You could tell Daniel Jones wanted to get Barkley involved early, staring him down on a route early in their first 7-on-7 period, causing linebacker Azeez Ojulari to press Barkley at the line (Jones eventually threw a pick to safety Xavier McKinney).
He is still, without question, the most popular player on this team. The wave of roars when he crossed a fictional goal line during a practice was palpable. Perhaps the reason why he later told reporters he had an “epiphany” about returning to the Giants instead of holding out as contract negotiations went south.
