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Giants' Saquon Barkley unsure of what he can do at training camp or if he'll play in Week 1

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley leads a football ProCamp of over 200 kids in grades 1-8 at West Essex High School in North Caldwell, New Jersey, on Monday, July 19, 2021. Credit: Corey Sipkin

Saquon Barkley smiled coyly when he was finally asked the question that’s been circling him for months now. Would Week 1 include the Giants' star running back and his surgically repaired knee?

"I don’t know," he said, reiterating what he’s said in one way or another whenever he’s been questioned. "I guess we’ll see."

Barkley, who tore his ACL in Week 2 last year, has been somewhat evasive about his timetable, though general recovery times for the injury place his return within this timeframe.