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Giants' Saquon Barkley Says He Needs to 'Trust the Knee' After Slow Start to Season

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley said he's still working to "trust the knee" two games into his return from a torn ACL suffered early in the 2020 season.

Barkley showcased a brief glimpse of his prior playmaking ability with a 41-yard run in Thursday night's road loss to the Washington Football Team, but he finished the contest with a modest 57 rushing yards on 13 carries.

"I was able to go out there and play a full game. My body and my knee responded well. Kind of knocked that rust off and was able to find one type of run to get open a little bit," Barkley told reporters.