During the weekend, the New York Giants made a huge comeback against the Arizona Cardinals. But, their celebration was met with sadness after Pro Bowl running back Saquon Barkley suffered an injury.
Giants fans were devastated after seeing Barkley limping on the field. The 26-year-old star was helped off and rushed to the bench. In another angle, Barkley’s leg was twisted while he was in a pile. As a result, the young Giants RB suffered an ankle injury with just about a minute left in the game. The Giants, however, won the game against the Cardinals, 31-28. Saquon Barkley was a huge contributor by posting two touchdowns (one receiving and one rushing). While on the sidelines, Giants trainers were seen taping and icing Barkley’s foot. After the game, sources revealed that the star running back’s ankle was very swollen.
Saquon Barkley went down and had to be helped off the field late in the 4th quarter. pic.twitter.com/3eN2TPnmcN
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 17, 2023
How bad is Saquon Barkley’s injury?
According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the New York Giants believe Barkley’s injury wasn’t serious. Reports said that Barkley suffered a sprained ankle, but the X-Ray results came back negative. However, the 2018 second-overall pick still has to undergo an MRI in order for the Giants to confirm and deliberate his status. The Giants will be facing off against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday.
Sources: X-Rays on Saquon Barkley’s ankle came back negative (meaning nothing is broken).
The next big step: I’m told the #Giants’ star RB will have an MRI tomorrow.
Again, the team believes Barkley didn’t suffer a serious injury, but the MRI will be its final confirmation. https://t.co/OItD3Qmw1e
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) September 18, 2023
In a YouTube video, Brian Sutterer explained how Saquon Barkley managed to injure his ankle. According to the medical doctor, it was during a play when the Cardinals’ linebacker Krys Barnes was trying to hold down Giants RB Barkley. Barnes lunging his body onto Barkley’s foot was perhaps the reason why the latters’ ankle twister. On the other hand, Sutterer thinks Barkley’s recovery time could be a month or so, depending on his MRI results. Despite that, the NFL star and the New York Giants are optimistic about his return.
This story is still developing …
Saquon Barkley’s injury history
If you have been watching Saquon Barkley’s career, you already know this isn’t the first time his fans have had an injury scare. More so, this isn’t even the first ankle injury as a football player. Here’s a list of Saquon’s previous injuries so far:
- September 26, 2015 – Saquon Barkley was only a freshman at Penn State when he missed two games due to a sprained ankle.
- November 26, 2016 – While playing in his second year, Barkley sprained his right ankle again in the match against Michigan State. Fortunately, he was able to recover the following week.
- August 13, 2018 – Barkley pulled his hamstring before the 2018 season during camp training. Despite that, he was still able to play in the opening.
- September 22, 2019 – The star running back sprained his ankle for the third time while playing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- September 20, 2020 – Saquon suffered his worst injury so far after tearing his ACL and an MCL strain. He was just 23 years old, but Barkley was forced to sit out the whole season.
- October 20, 2021 – Once again, Barkley hurts his ankle. Only this time, it was a low ankle sprain.
- December 8, 2022 – Last year, the Pro Bowl running back was reportedly playing through a Cervical Neck Stinger in week 14 of the 2022 season.
- September 17, 2023 – For the nth time, Saquon Barkley suffers another ankle injury, which could potentially put him on the sidelines in the following games.
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