Saqwon is getting the money—well, for a year at least.
superstar running back Squon Berkeley The New York Giants have agreed to a one-year deal worth about $11 million, which also includes a $2 million signing bonus, reports Tuesday morning. NFL network.league official Ian Rapoport shared information Behind Sakuon’s deals.
“If a player does not sign a long-term contract by the mid-July deadline, their only option is a one-year deal,” Rapoport wrote. “But both sides can negotiate a one-year franchise tag into a new one-year deal. It’s very unusual. But that’s what happened here. Smart on all fronts.”
Drama between Barkley and the Giants erupted in mid-July after the two sides failed to agree on a long-term deal. The NFL was quickly thrown into turmoil as Barkley could miss training camp and some regular-season games. In fact, the situation was so tense that Berkley himself began to think. Absent the entire 2023 campaign.
surprise! 🚨 🚨 🚨
of #Giants Star RB Saqong Barkley has agreed to the terms of a new one-year deal worth up to $11 million to give himself a chance to defeat the franchise tag team, sources said. He will be given a $2 million signing bonus.
Bottom line: Barkley is on board and will be in training camp. pic.twitter.com/A5PR7RWLfQ
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2023
It’s absolutely amazing to me that a complete superstar like Saqwon Barkley – 26 years old and not yet in his prime – has to rake in cash like this. In athlete terms, $11 million was just change and my athlete had to do everything just to get it. (Related: Bud Light tried to celebrate the NFL’s new season. They ran into angry Americans.)
The treatment of running backs in the NFL is really insane.
