EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants were saving their best for last during pregame introductions in the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. That meant running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Daniel Jones were the final two players to run out onto the field in the raucous atmosphere.
Their presence was met with enormous applause prior to that Sept. 10 matchup with the Giants' division rival. Barkley and Jones were two of the team's most precious building blocks and the faces of the franchise.
That seems like forever ago.