The New York Giants and star running back Saquon Barkley will resume contract talks now that the 2023 NFL draft is over. The two sides apparently touched base last week but there’s still no extension offer on the table.
“We’ll have conversations with him. We had conversations last week,” general manager Joe Schoen told reporters. “Touching base again. We’ll circle up after the draft. See if it makes sense or not, through dialogue.
“We’ll talk this coming week now that the draft is over. We’ll reconvene and see if it makes sense or not through dialogue with his representative.”
The Giants placed the franchise tag on Barkley in March but he has yet to sign the one-year, $10.1 million tender. Without his signature on that — or a new deal — he cannot join the team in any type of workout or practice.
Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is also not at the Giants’ facility for their voluntary offseason program as he is staying away until his contract situation gets addressed as well.
“Same deal. Let’s get through the draft. His representation had a lot of prospects in the draft, and we were focused on the draft in our meetings. Next week, things will calm down a little bit and we’ll circle back up with everybody,” Schoen said.
The Giants drafted a running back (Oklahoma’s Eric Gray) and a defensive lineman this weekend (Jordon Riley of Oregon) but neither is expected to replace Barkley or Lawrence, who were both Pro Bowlers last season.
