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With all the accolades Saquon Barkley has received...

M.S. : 6/6/2019 8:11 am
...for his football/athleltic skills, perhaps what may be overlooked at times is the level of maturity (and seriousness) this young man possesses.

I think we have gotten a glimpse of that in some of the interviews he has given recently (such as his sticking up for Daniel Jones), but there is one video I have in mind (can't find it now) that was generated when he was in college and followed the Penn State star back to his old high school where his younger brother was playing for the team.

What really stuck out in my mind was the semi-private discussion he had in the locker room with his brother about the importance of training in general and weight lifting in particular. This wasn't only a brother-to-brother chat. To me, it sounded more like a father-to-son lecture with Saquon Barkley challenging, encouraging, exhorting his brother to do more. It was very impressive.

The Giants not only have the best running back in the NFL, they have a young man with a first class temperament. At the risk of laying it on too thick, it is almost a privilege that we get to root for this guy every week!
I don’t see that.  
Big Blue '56 : 6/6/2019 8:49 am : link
He gets plenty of accolades for his maturity and demeanor
This is why DG is building around him.  
HoustonGiant : 6/6/2019 8:49 am : link
He is definitely a special player.
I think  
mdthedream : 6/6/2019 8:55 am : link
he is great and really is humble something you don't see in a lot of athletes these days.
I don't think this is overlooked at all. People gush about him  
Ten Ton Hammer : 6/6/2019 9:15 am : link
for that reason. If anything it's his football related attributes that may be a little understated.
He's the closest to Walter Payton I've ever seen.  
Optimus-NY : 6/6/2019 9:20 am : link
What a fine, fine young man and special player. He's the face of the franchise, unquestioned. So happy to have him on the Giants. My heart goes out to his niece as well. Everyone should read that story if they can about him and her.
RE: I don’t see that.  
Beezer : 6/6/2019 9:22 am : link
In comment 14464591 Big Blue '56 said:
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He gets plenty of accolades for his maturity and demeanor


It's a good thread in that it celebrates it again, but I think - and this is a very early sample size - that he has an opportunity to go down as one of the all-time greats, and not in small part due to what appears to be a rock-solid, genuine nature about him, across the board.
My bromide comments  
Coach Red Beaulieu : 6/6/2019 9:24 am : link
Media should cover guys like SB more instead of the headline grabbing basket cases like OBJ, but meh.
Agree it would be nice if media shifted their perspective, but  
CT Charlie : 6/6/2019 10:38 am : link
Dog Bites Man doesn't get click$.
RE: I don't think this is overlooked at all. People gush about him  
JohnB : 6/6/2019 12:25 pm : link
In comment 14464610 Ten Ton Hammer said:
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for that reason. If anything it's his football related attributes that may be a little understated.


Agreed! It's not overlooked at all.

I think (my opinion) it was part of the reason for the OBJ trade. SB will be a major locker room force and so is OBJ. The two couldn't command the same spot so one had to go. OBJ is gone, Barkley is the future.
I agree JohnB  
Optimus-NY : 6/6/2019 1:03 pm : link
They would have cancelled each other out due to their opposite natures. The Giants made the right move.
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