Barkley Back With Big Blue

07/26/2023

By: Jeff Yoder

Saquon Barkley Signs 1-Year Deal, Chargers Give QB Justin Herbert Record $262.5 Million Deal & More NFL Training Camp News

Pen to paper in the NFL! After just one day in holdout mode, Giants RB Saquon Barkley couldn’t stay away from football. Regardless of the value of the running back position, Barkley signed a 1-year, $11 million deal on Tuesday to play in New York this season. After that, who knows? The Giants initially franchise-tagged Barkley for $10.1 million, but this deal gives him a boosted guarantee and an additional $2 million in possible bonuses. Barkley will be 27 next offseason, so expect the Giants to either pay up or watch one of the game’s best backs walk in 2024.

Saquon’s deal wasn’t the only news out of NFL training camps on Tuesday. The Chargers gave QB Justin Herbert the highest annual salary for a quarterback with a five-year, $262.5 million extension, surpassing Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson who each held that title in the past few months. The Cowboys also inked CB Trevon Diggs to a top-five cornerback contract.

NFL Contracts & Extensions

RB Saquon Barkley → Giants (1 Year, $11 Million)

QB Justin Herbert → Chargers (5 Years, $262.5 Million)

CB Trevon Diggs → Cowboys (5 Years, $97 Million)

TE Jimmy Graham → Saints

K Brett Maher → Broncos

Other NFL Training Camp News

49ers QB Brock Purdy Cleared to Return

Cowboys RG Zack Martin Doesn’t Report to Camp

49ers DE Nick Bosa Holding Out for New Contract

Sporting News: Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs Lands Top-5 CB Contract

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