It looks like Barkley will have to deal with the franchise tag
[UPDATE 3:55 p.m.]
NO DEAL!
It looks like there will not be a long-term deal between Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants.
Barkley just tweeted this:
It is what it is
— Saquon Barkley (@saquon) July 17, 2023
Ian Rapoport quickly followed with this:
No deal for the #Giants and star RB Saquon Barkley, with talks going down to the wire and the best efforts made to strike a compromise, per me, @TomPelissero, and @MikeGarafolo. He’ll play on the tag, but the question is when. pic.twitter.com/DxbEHiRlKL
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 17, 2023
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[UPDATE: 3:23 p.m.]
Sources: #Giants and RB Saquon Barkley are still not close to a long-term agreement. Sides are still talking, but there’s work to do in order to reach the finish line. Deadline is at 4pm. pic.twitter.com/ORjnETGxSj
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 17, 2023
Well, this doesn’t sound encouraging.
[UPDATE 12:45 p.m.]
Can confirm multiple reports that #Cowboys RB Tony Pollard is expected to play on the 10.1M franchise tag signed back in March. Interestingly enough, when I asked how far apart both sides were….a source tells me there wasn’t an extensive discussion about a long term deal.
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) July 17, 2023
This is not Saquon Barkley news, but it is worth noting since Pollard is also a running back. Josh Jacobs of the Las Vegas Raiders also working today to find a long-term deal and avoid playing on the franchise tag.
[UPDATE 10:31]
Giants have reportedly raised guaranteed money offer
Per Art Stapleton of The Record, the Giants have raised the amount of guaranteed money they are offering to Barkley. Stapleton wrote that “an individual familiar with the situation told NorthJersey.com late Saturday night that it’s believed the guarantees in the offer were increased to $22 million and “a smidge above that.”
Valentine’s View: What “a smidge” is we don’t know. What I do know is this is how the game is played, and what I have been expecting. The Giants were holding the line at $19.5 million in guarantees to give themselves wiggle room to raise their offer at the deadline without going well beyond a number they are comfortable with.
[UPDATE 9:38 a.m.]
The encouraging news on #Giants and Saquon Barkley is that I expect the sides to talk today before the 4 pm deadline. They haven’t even done much talking last few weeks so all the buzz about ‘optimism’ mostly stems from belief that SB will cave to best offer at 3:59. Not so sure
— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) July 17, 2023
Well, can’t make a deal without discussing one. While I have always felt a deal would get done, I also believe the Giants would feel fine letting Barkley play on the franchise tag.
[UPDATE 9:22 a.m.]
Here is a live stream Ed did this morning on our YouTube channel discussing the Barkley situation:
[UPDATE: 8:51 a.m.]
Neither side seems overly optimism at this point that a deal gets done today for Saquon Barkley and the Giants by the franchise tag deadline at 4 pm (EST), per sources. Less than 8 hours to go but lots of work to be done in order to get to finish line. #giants #nfl #saquon
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) July 17, 2023
Well, that’s not great news. I actually have to wonder how motivated the Giants are to do a deal beyond the $22.2 million franchise tag total over the next two years.
Today’s the day. By 4 p.m. ET on Monday we will know if Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants have reached a long-term deal, or if Barkley will have to decide whether or not to sign the $10.091 million franchise tag.
In a recent poll on the Big Blue View Instagram page, 78% of voters thought the team and Barkley would reach a deal.
What we know is that recent reporting from Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post indicated that the Giants have thus far only offered Barkley $19.5 million in guaranteed money. The franchise tag value for Barkley over 2023 and 2024 would total $22.2 million, so Barkley would seem highly unlikely to sign for less than that.
Barkley has reportedly turned down two contract offers worth $12.5 million or more annually.
What will happen? We don’t know for sure. What we do know is that you can keep coming back to this post throughout the day for updates and to discuss the situation with concerned Giants fans.
Check out our Barkley-Giants contract StoryStream for all of our continuing coverage of the situation.
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