Giants' Saquon Barkley says he's dealing with high ankle sprain: report

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New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is dealing with a high ankle sprain, he told Prime Video’s Taylor Rooks. 

Barkley, who won’t be suiting up for "Thursday Night Football" against the San Francisco 49ers, was initially believed to be dealing with a normal ankle sprain. 

However, Rooks reported prior to the game he is dealing with a high ankle sprain instead, which usually requires more time to heal. 

Rooks adds that Barkley’s sprain is "not as severe as it could’ve been." The reason he’s sitting out, he said, is a pain tolerance issue after being injured four days ago against the Arizona Cardinals on the Giants’ game-winning drive in the fourth quarter. 

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Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants runs against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium Sept. 17, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (Norm Hall/Getty Images)

"He did say the good news is their next game is on a Monday night, which gives him 11 more days to recover," Rooks added. "He’s not making any guarantees, but he’s happy it gives him more time to be the Saquon the team needs and that he always aims to be."

Barkley sounds confident he won’t be out as long as the injury usually requires. However, Giants fans likely cringe at hearing the diagnosis from Barkley because they’ve seen how he played through the same injury two seasons ago. 

GIANTS' SAQUON BARKLEY EXPECTED TO BE OUT SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER SUFFERING ANKLE INJURY: REPORT

Barkley suffered a high ankle sprain to his right ankle against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 5 of the 2021 season, and this is the same ankle he injured in Arizona this week. The All-Pro back missed