Ex-Big Barkley rooting for ‘contemporary begin, success’ for Jones
Saquon Barkley stated Friday that he hoped Daniel Jones might comply with 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 staff.”
Like Jones, Barkley additionally left the Giants, his exit coming by way of free company in the course of 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 staff that’s 8-2 and in first place within the NFC East — much better than the cellar-dwelling Giants (2-8).
The distinctive state of affairs of two excessive draft picks — Barkley went No. 2 to the Giants in 2018 and Jones No. 6 a yr later — not being on the staff wasn’t misplaced on Barkley.
“I have been involved with him. Our friendship has stayed shut all through the entire strategy 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 bought nothing however nice issues to say about him. You are not going to actually discover anyone that may say adverse issues about him.
“It is the NFL. Hopefully, wherever he finally ends up subsequent, they’ll get a man who are available and work. It did not work for me over there, and I am doing properly over right here. Hopefully, he can discover the identical contemporary begin and success.”
One staff 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 pleased with Cooper Rush and Trey Lance within the brief time period.
Jones will undergo waivers, although it is unlikely a staff would choose up the remainder of the four-year, $160 million contract he signed in March 2023. It might value a claiming staff near $12 million for the remainder of the season. He’s prone to be signed after clearing waivers.
