Saquon Barkley will not require surgery after receiving confirmation of the initial diagnosis in a second opinion on his high ankle sprain. The running back returned from a Wednesday consultation with Dr. Robert Anderson in Green Bay and will continue with his prescribed treatments.
"We'll just rehab him and get him ready to go and see how that plays out," Pat Shurmur said on Thursday.
Shurmur refused to put a timeline on Barkley's return � "You never know how long some of these things take," he said � but said there are no plans to place Barkley on injured reserve. That indicates the team hopes he will be sidelined for fewer than eight weeks. If the Giants placed Barkley on injured reserve this week he would be eligible to return to practice in six weeks and play in eight.
High ankle sprains typically take anywhere from 4-8 weeks to heal.
The Giants added depth at running back by promoting Jon Hilliman from the practice squad on Thursday afternoon. Shurmur had hinted earlier in the week that the rookie from Rutgers would be added to the active roster. Hilliman joins Wayne Gallman as the only healthy players at the position. To make room on the roster, the Giants put WR Russell Shepard (foot) on injured reserve.
