Saquon Barkley's struggles through the first three weeks of the 2021 season are understandable, given he's coming off an ACL tear.
Just don't tell him that.
Barkley told reporters Thursday:
"I don't want to make any excuses. I'm not going to do that throughout this whole season. I'm never going to make any excuses. The expectation that people have for me, it's not even close to the expectation I have for myself -- and it never will be as long as I play football or whatever I do after football. That is just my mindset.