New York Giants managed to get their first win of 2019 on Sunday against Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but this came with a price. Their star running back Saquon Barkley suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter of the game against Bucs and is set to miss a significant portion of 2019 NFL season.
Barkley suffered the injury after being tackled by Tampa Bay’s safety Mike Edwards. He was seen limping following the play, with MRI later showing that the 22-year-old has a high ankle sprain.
Although it’s not a season-ending injury that Saquon Barkley is been dealing with, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the 2018 Offensive Rookie of the Year will miss four to eight weeks recovering. Schefter also added that the latter timeline is more likely.
“Would I say I’m really hurt? No,” – Barkley told NFL Network’s Kimberly Jones after the game against Buccaneers. “Could it be way worse? Yes. I’m not out for the season. I’m going to try to do hopefully whatever I can do to get back as quickly as possible. Not just myself but for this team.”
Barkley had eight rushing attempts for 10 yards and four receptions for 27 yards against Tampa Bay before exiting the game. He has a total of 237 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown alongside 11 catches for 74 yards in 2019 so far.
