NFC Notes: Saquon Barkley, Darius Slay, Commanders, Eagles, Giants

Commanders

Commanders HC Ron Rivera said DE Chase Young looks explosive and has done a great job thus far in camp.

โ€œHe looked good,โ€ Rivera said, via Commanders Wire. โ€œHe really did. Real excited about it. Looks like heโ€™s got some explosion back, which was one of the really neat things in terms of watching him, his get off. He looks like heโ€™s more confident.โ€

Eagles

Eagles CB Darius Slay was asked by reporters what itโ€™s like to have his former head coach from the Lions, Matt Patricia, joining Philadelphiaโ€™s coaching staff this offseason. The two had a tumultuous relationship during their time in the Motor City.

โ€œItโ€™s another day at the office,โ€ Slay said, via Jenna Malinowski of the Detroit Free Press. โ€œWe both got the same goal, just going out there to compete and win a championship, so thatโ€™s the main focus.โ€

Giants

As the cap has risen over the past decade, salaries have gone up for every position except one โ€” running back. Thatโ€™s the environment Giants RB Saquon Barkley finds himself in this offseason as he tries to swim upstream against the market for respect and a well-earned payday. Barkley made an impassioned case for why running backs can still matter for teams and are worth investing in, especially for the Giants. 

โ€œThereโ€™s a [stat] that goes up about quarterbacks in the Super Bowl and how many rushing yards the top rusher [has], but every team is not โ€” like Pat Mahomes is a two-time Super Bowl MVP, two-time MVP. And not everybody has Pat Mahomes,โ€ Barkley said via Pat Leonard of the NY Daily News. โ€œAnd this is no knock to Daniel Jones. So donโ€™t even try to flip it like that. And then you look at the Eagles. Jalen Hurts is a great quarterback. That team is amazing. But every team is not the Eagles. Every team donโ€™t have that much talent.โ€

Barkleyโ€™s argument is that every opponent the Giants faced last season had one goal: stopping him.  

  • The Athleticโ€™s Dan Duggan points out Barkley has to at least not dismiss the idea of sitting out the 2023 season as itโ€™s one of the few leverage points he has in negotiations with the team while on the tag.
  • However, Duggan says itโ€™s incredibly unlikely the image-conscious Barkley turns down $10.1 million not to play for the playoff-hopeful Giants this season. 
  • NFL Network recently reported that the offer the Giantsโ€™ previously pulled from franchise RB Saquon Barkley is back on the table. However, Pat Leonard says that is not true โ€œas of this moment.โ€ 

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