SAQUON’S LEADERSHIP
Barkley saw his first preseason action since his rookie season last week when he totaled 21 yards on five touches (four rushes, one reception). After his day was done, Barkley, a team captain the last three seasons, was seen loudly cheering on his teammates on the sideline. Daboll touched on the importance of team camaraderie, and how Barkley has played a crucial part in that this year.
“We’re just trying to build as good a team chemistry as we can,” said Daboll. “That’s important. That’s important during the season, as you guys know; you’ve been through NFL seasons for a long time. There’s a lot of things that don’t go as planned, and you have to stay strong within your group. And you have to support one another. And you have to concentrate and focus on the things you can control.
“And I’ll just say with Saquon in general, he’s been excellent since he’s been here in the spring, picking up our stuff and into summer. His leadership has really been good. It’s stood out in a strong way to me as is his performance and the way that he approaches it on a day-to-day basis. He’s been fantastic.”
Another year removed from the torn ACL that forced him to miss almost the entire 2020 season, Barkley feels a lot more confident in his knee this season. The 25-year-old said he wanted to improve on his pass protection in 2022. Barkley was working on that aspect of his game with former Patriots RB Kevin Faulk, a Bill Walsh minority coaching intern on Daboll’s staff, during a special teams period Thursday. The fifth-year veteran is ready to do whatever it takes to help the team.
“I’m just trying to do a really good job of listening to the coaches, listening to the training staff and come here and try to compete and get better every single day,” Barkley said. “My motto this year is whatever the coaches want me to do, I just go out there and try to compete and do it to the best of my ability.”
WR COMPETITION
Kenny Golladay had arguably his strongest day of training camp on Thursday, catching several passes from Daniel Jones including a deep shot of 40+ yards.
“I thought he made some plays today,” Jones told reporters after that session. “I thought we spread the ball around well, and obviously, he had the deep shot he made a nice adjustment on, a big play there. I think he’s had a good camp, and we’ll keep working with him.”
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