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NittanyCentral delivers expert analysis from veteran reporters and timely updates on Penn State sports, with in-depth coverage of Nittany Lions Football, Wrestling, Basketball, and more.

New York Giants

Giants Get Encouraging Update on Saquon Barkley MRI | How Long Will He Be Out?

The New York Giants received the best possible news on how much time Saquon Barkley will miss, after the running back suffered an ankle injury in Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals. According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Barkley‘s MRI avoided a high-ankle sprain, and merely sprained his ankle. The expectation is that […]

Saquon Barkley Now Has More Motivation Than Ever | Takeaways from Giants’ 1-Year Contract

After months of tense negotiations and wide speculation, Saquon Barkley will in fact play football for the New York Giants this year. The Giants tagged the former Nittany Lions star back in March, after several efforts to try to hammer out a new contract extension. The Giants started negotiating with Saquon in the middle of […]

Giants Put Contract Offer Back on Table for Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley doesn’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. Barkley has already been franchise tagged this offseason with the two sides locked in on hardball negotiations that have gone on back and forth for nine months now. Arguably, this has gone even longer, as Saquon has been eligible for an extension for 2 years […]

Saquon Barkley Bombshell: RB Doesn’t Rule Out Holding Out 2023 Season

Star running back Saquon Barkley’s contract negotiations with the New York Giants have hit a snag, leading to speculation about the possibility of him sitting out the 2023 NFL season. “For me, it’s like we got until July 17,” told reporters at his annual Youth Football Camp. “They can say what they want. We can […]

Brian Daboll Addresses Saquon Barkley Skipping New York Giants OTAs

The New York Giants’ offseason program is underway, with one notable absence; star running back Saquon Barkley. Barkley has not been in attendance during New York’s offseason program, and Thursday was not on the field with the rest of his teammates, in the midst of a contract dispute with the organization. Thursday, the first day […]

NFL Draft: Penn State Football CB Joey Porter Jr. Visiting Pair of NFC East Teams

Penn State Football cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has the traits and NFL pedigree to be a top-10 selection in the 2023 NFL Draft, and is visiting a pair of NFC East teams this week. According to multiple reports, Porter Jr. will visit the New York Giants on Monday, and the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday, ahead […]

Saquon Barkley Gets Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag By Giants | What it means

Saquon Barkley isn’t going anywhere … At least not for now. Tuesday, moments before the NFL deadline for teams to apply the franchise tag, the New York Giants used the non-exclusive tag on Barkley. There are some key differences between the exclusive franchise tag, and its non-exclusive counterpart the Giants tagged Barkley with. Barkley is […]

Saquon Barkley Explodes for First Career NFL Playoffs Touchdown

On the biggest stage of his career, to date, Saquon Barkley showed the world that he is in fact all the way back. Making his NFL postseason debut, Barkley got the New York Giants on the board with a 28-yard touchdown run with 5:19 remaining in the first quarter. Barkley took the handoff from Giants […]

Saquon Barkley primed for explosive rebound in 2022?

Embed from Getty Images Saquon Barkley sounds — and looks — prepared to reintroduce himself as one of the NFL’s top running backs in 2022. From all accounts, Barkley looked explosive and shifty as he did prior to tearing his ACL in 2020, and battling through a high-ankle sprain during a mediocre 2021 campaign, during […]

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