NEW YORK — Saquon Barkley has seen the Dallas Cowboys trying to recruit Odell Beckham Jr., who recently hosted Barkley and hundreds more at a star-studded 30th birthday party in Los Angeles.
Barkley smiled Friday and made his own case for the Giants.
“He knows how I feel, he knows how we feel in this locker room,” Barkley said. “I feel like there’s not really a sales pitch. It’s New York. It’s the Giants. Obviously he has familiar faces within this facility and this locker room. Personally, I think it would be a great story to come back to a place where he was at before and continue to help build success … and be a leader and the type of player he can be for this team.”
Barkley said he saw Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons tweet at Beckham urging him to join the Giants’ division rival. The Giants’ running back has a more direct line to OBJ.
“I don’t have to tweet at him,” he said with a smirk.
Beckham is nearing completion of his rehab from last February’s torn ACL, and the free agent is expected to make a decision in November or December between a host of potential suitors.
The Bills, Rams, Giants, Cowboys and Packers are among the teams believed to be in the mix, though a Giants reunion is still more likely next spring than this fall.
Barkley said it’s no surprise to him that Dallas is putting on the full-court press.
“He’s Odell,” he said. “He’s a heck of a player. When he’s healthy, one of the best players in the league. So why wouldn’t anybody want him on his team?”
The Giants remain a team to watch here until Beckham signs somewhere regardless, even though they have limited money.
Beckham unofficially visited the Giants on Oct. 3, stepping back into the building for the first time since being traded to Cleveland in 2019.
And GM Joe Schoen recently admitted he’s been in contact with Beckham’s representatives and said the Giants would consider Beckham when he’s healthy.
