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INDIANAPOLIS -- While it may be unlikely that the New York Giants will use the franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley, it's not completely off the table, according to general manager Joe Schoen.
The NFL salary cap surprisingly coming in at $255.4 million has altered the Giants' thinking. New York was previous conservatively planning around a salary cap in the range of $241 million to $243 million.
"I wouldn't say the franchise tag is off the table," Schoen said. "I think the new number, if we were going to franchise somebody for the first time at that position, is like $11.