The sight was a chilling one, because it has become easy to believe that Saquon Barkley is made of equal parts iron, leather and steel. He had been virtually unbreakable across his first 18 games as an NFL player, despite carrying himself fearlessly and almost recklessly through, around and over defenses.
So him hobbling off the field Sunday just didn’t look right. Nor did it look any better when he stood on crutches throughout the second half of the Giants’ 32-31 victory over the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. But it’s something Giants fans are going to have to get used to.