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Can Matt Breida be Giants’ caddy for Saquon Barkley?

Can veteran running back Matt Breida do for the New York Giants in 2022 what Devontae Booker did last season, capably backing up Saquon Barkley, at a much lower cost?

Let’s look at Breida as we continue our player-by-player profiles of the 90-man roster the Giants will bring to training camp.

By the numbers

Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 190
Age: 27
Position: Running back
Experience: 5
Contract: One-year, $1.035 million base salary | Guaranteed: $277,500 | 2021 cap hit: $1,047,500

Career to date

Breida has had a nice career after making the San Francisco 49ers roster as an undrafted player out of Georgia Southern in 2017.