Giants, Saquon Barkley to 'reconvene' on contract talks - ESPN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants had conversations with Saquon Barkley's representatives last week. They'll «reconvene» now that the draft is over to see if there is a deal that makes sense for both sides at this point.

An unhappy Barkley has not signed his franchise tag and therefore is not participating in the voluntary portion of the team's offseason program. The two sides were not able to reach agreement on a new long-term deal prior to the tag deadline last month.

General manager Joe Schoen and the Giants removed any of the previous offers from the table at that point. They may be motivated to return to the negotiating table now that the draft is over.

«Yeah, we'll talk this coming week now that the draft is over, kind of reconvene, see if [a new offer] makes sense or not,» Schoen said. «Have dialogue now that the draft is over.»

The Giants made an offer to Barkley during their bye week last year. They reignited negotiations after the season, just weeks before the running back market crashed in free agency.

Sources have said the Giants offered a deal that was worth up to $14 million per season for their top offensive playmaker last season. But the structure and guaranteed money were not enough to get a deal done.

Schoen spent much of the early part of the offseason trying to get Jones under contract. The two sides reached an agreement just minutes before the tag deadline on a four-year, $160 million deal.

It ultimately led to Barkley getting tagged minutes later. Negotiations were put on hold, with the possibility they would reengage after the draft.

Now, that seems likely to happen.

«Yeah, we'll have conversations with him,» Schoen said. «We had conversations last week.»

Schoen did not say a new deal was