
Joe Schoen pleaded with Saquon Barkley to give Giants last call in free agency, ‘Hard Knocks’ reveals
NY Post
Much of the second episode of “Hard Knocks” centered on the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
But the most dramatic scene of the show came back in New Jersey.
The second episode, which was released Tuesday, ends with Giants general manager Joe Schoen asking running back Saquon Barkley to come back to him after Barkley tests free agency to allow the Giants a chance to match whatever offer he receives.
“Can you give me your word on that or are you not going to give us a chance?” Schoen says in a phone call with Barkley on March 5, days before free agency began.
Barkley responds: “I mean, I already told you where I want to be.”
The episode ends with that phone call.

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