Saquon Barkley stated Friday that he hoped Daniel Jones might observe an analogous path to his personal — success within the NFL after the New York Giants.
Jones, benched earlier this week of favor of Tommy DeVito, requested for his launch Friday morning from the Giants, who agreed to grant it in a call either side stated “could be greatest for him and for the workforce.”
Like Jones, Barkley additionally left the Giants, his exit coming through free company through the offseason. He landed with the rival Eagles on a three-year, $37.75 million contract and has seemingly earned each penny, rating first within the NFC in dashing yards with 1,137 for a Philadelphia workforce that’s 8-2 and in first place within the NFC East — much better than the cellar-dwelling Giants (2-8).
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The distinctive scenario of two excessive draft picks — Barkley went No. 2 to the Giants in 2018 and Jones No. 6 a 12 months later — now not being on the workforce wasn’t misplaced on Barkley.
“I have been involved with him. Our friendship has stayed shut all through the entire means of me being right here,” Barkley advised reporters Friday. “It sucks to see how all the things went down for him over there. I’ve obtained nothing however nice issues to say about him. You are not going to actually discover anyone that may say destructive issues about him.
“It is the NFL. Hopefully, wherever he finally ends up subsequent, they will get a man who are available in and work. It did not work for me over there, and I am doing effectively over right here. Hopefully, he can discover the identical recent begin and success.”
One workforce that will not be within the combine for Jones is the Dallas Cowboys.
Regardless of shedding Dak Prescott to a season-ending hamstring damage earlier this month, government vice chairman Stephen Jones advised “The Blitz with Jason & Joe” that the Cowboys are proud of Cooper Rush and Trey Lance within the quick time period.
Jones will undergo waivers, although it is unlikely a workforce would decide up the remainder of the four-year, $160 million contract he signed in March 2023. It could price a claiming workforce near $12 million for the remainder of the season. He’s prone to be signed after clearing waivers.
