Saquon Barkley was ready to quit.
Even after dreaming of playing in the NFL from the age of 3, Barkley had become so frustrated at not playing as much as he wanted to with his youth football team that he told his father he’d had enough.
Saquon figured he’d become a boxer, just like his dad, Alibay, and his uncle, former world champion Iran Barkley.
“I was immature and things weren’t going my way,” Barkley told Newsday. “I was 13-14 years old, wasn’t playing as much as I should have, and I started losing my love of the game.