Saquon Barkley finally speaks, won’t shut it down for Giants’ last two games

Saquon Barkley said helium didn’t talk to the media connected Sunday oregon Monday aft the Giants’ nonaccomplishment to the Eagles due to the fact that of “the timing.”

“I’m beauteous definite you guys got successful interaction with our media team, conscionable the timing of aft the crippled with attraction and everything. Wouldn’t person aligned, " Barkley said aft sitting retired Wednesday’s signifier for attraction connected his near ankle. “[It was] benignant of a akin concern to what happened earlier successful the twelvemonth with a [game against] Washington, arsenic you would know.

“The adjacent time [Monday], timing wasn’t gonna hap again,” helium added, “and I kinda cognize that you guys would beryllium capable to speech to maine Wednesday, truthful present I am, guys.”

Barkley’s postgame lack successful Philly was described arsenic thing retired of the mean by the Giants’ media team. It was mean attraction and the buses’ imminent departure. Devontae Booker was the lone non-QB to talk for the discourtesy aft its horrendous performance.

Head manager Joe Judge said helium doesn’t “pay a batch of attention” to which players are requested aft games. He noted Barkley “was with the trainers for a bully magnitude of time” postgame but besides called it his “normal treatment.”

When Judge was pressed connected the regularisation that each subordinate is expected to beryllium disposable aft each game, helium said: “I’ll marque definite [senior VP of communications] Pat [Hanlon] addresses that and we’ll spot if there’s thing that needs to beryllium adjusted based connected league policy.”

Barkley past appeared connected a Zoom video telephone Wednesday.

The Giants’ moving backmost gave a terse reply erstwhile asked if helium has thought astir shutting it down the past 2 weeks to sphere his ankle.

“No,” helium said.

He besides said helium hasn’t thought astir whether this could beryllium his last 2 games arsenic a Giant.

“No, I don’t,” helium said. “I can’t power those things. I can’t power those. I can’t person that thought process.”

On Sunday, Barkley volition instrumentality to Chicago’s Soldier Field, where helium tore his close ACL successful Week 2 of past season.

But helium said: “I’m not reasoning like, ‘I hatred the field.’ I’m excited that I’m steadfast capable to beryllium capable to spell retired determination and beryllium capable to play different game.”

NOT GLENNON AND FROMM AGAIN?!

Judge said helium would “expect to spot both” quarterbacks Mike Glennon and Jake Fromm play connected Sunday astatine the Chicago Bears. The Giants aren’t signing different quarterback. The nightmare continues.

“No. We’ve talked astir it with the unit department, but no,” Judge said.

The Giants’ manager said determination could beryllium a rotation depending connected “if we deliberation 1 happening is amended for 1 guy. We’ll spot however they signifier and however we’ll spell into the game.”

It whitethorn beryllium clip to see a run-only crippled program similar the Patriots’ aboriginal December triumph implicit the Bills, erstwhile Mac Jones threw lone 3 passes successful a 14-10 roadworthy win. Judge said that’s connected the array if request be.

“I would bash immoderate it takes to triumph a game,” the manager said. “We’re not trying to propulsion for a definite magnitude oregon tally for a definite amount. We’re conscionable trying to triumph the game.”

GIANT FIGHT SPILLS OVER

Hanlon, the Giants’ PR czar, blasted longtime Giants scout Steve Verderosa connected Twitter Tuesday nighttime for allegedly spilling the beans. There person been aggregate stories published precocious quoting erstwhile scouts connected the organization’s interior dysfunction.

“Steve, @SteveV_PFN for idiosyncratic who has a way grounds that lone we cognize about, you definite person a batch of thoughts astir our operation,” Hanlon wrote. “There is simply a crushed you’re nary longer here, and each 1 of your tweets to revise your/our past confirms why. Keep talking.

“Anonymity works wonders but erstwhile everybody knows you person an axe to grind and you’ve been waiting for this infinitesimal to piss connected the feline who rightfully fired you,” Hanlon added. “Happy New Year!”

Verderosa worked arsenic a Giants scout for 32 years from 1988 until his firing successful the outpouring of 2020. His past tweet anterior to Hanlon’s missive was a disapproval of the Giants utilizing a third-round 2018 supplemental draught prime connected country Sam Beal, who “showed up with 2 knockdown shoulders that needed surgery.”

Verderosa indirectly responded to Hanlon’s disapproval connected Twitter by saying: “There is nary vendetta vs the Giants, I emotion that place. It afforded my household & maine a large surviving with large memories. No spot is cleanable & close present they are successful dire request of much than a mates of wins. Its conscionable pugnacious emotion I say.”

TOUCHY TONEY

Giants receiver Kadarius Toney sat retired Wednesday’s signifier with a enarthrosis injury. He casually strolled retired to the sideline successful azygous portion the remainder of the squad was stretching. The database of injuries that person outgo Toney either signifier oregon crippled clip successful his rookie play is alarmingly long: affirmative for COVID twice, hamstring, ankle, thumb, quad, oblique and shoulder. That’s not counting a toed oregon ft ailment during OTAs aft helium wore cleats that didn’t fit.

WILSON STILL NOT AVAILABLE

Giants signifier squad defender Isaiah Wilson inactive hasn’t been made disposable to the media since signing with the squad Sept. 30. Wilson was connected Sunday’s progressive roster successful azygous connected the sideline successful Philadelphia arsenic a COVID replacement and didn’t play a snap. Wilson has a checkered past to enactment it mildly. His signing was controversial. The squad continues to fell him.

GIANTS INJURY REPORT

Did not practice: RB Saquon Barkley (ankle), C Billy Price (personal, not wounded related), WR Kadarius Toney (shoulder), K Graham Gano (illness), TE Kyle Rudolph (ankle), RB Gary Brightwell (neck), DL Austin Johnson (foot), WR Collin Johnson (hamstring), DL Raymond Johnson (illness). Limited: OL Ben Bredeson (ankle), FB Cullen Gillaspia (shin), CB Adoree Jackson (quad/Covid ramp-up), CB Keion Crossen (Covid ramp-up), WR John Ross (knee/Covid ramp-up).