Saquon Barkley was greeted by Giants fans at training camp's debut practice on Thursday with a surprise.
Just about every time he ran through a drill, every time he touched the ball, every time he walked near the stands, he was serenaded with a chant.
“M-V-P! M-V-P!”
“That’s the first,” Barkley said with a shy grin after the workout. “I never really heard that before.”
It probably won’t be the last. Certainly not if the second-year running back continues to improve off a dazzling rookie season that catapulted him into the top tier of players in the entire league.