Kayvon Thibodeaux says he would’ve supported NFL operating backs and former Giants teammate Saquon Barkley in the event that they staged an organized holdout over their diminishing contracts final season.
The third-year cross rusher doubled down on earlier feedback that he thinks the Giants ought to’ve signed Barkley to an extension throughout an look on “The Pivot Podcast.”
“Once I take a look at the Saquon Barkley scenario, that man put numerous work in,” Thibodeaux stated. “I’m not the bookkeeper. I’m ignorant to the offers on who’s negotiating and who’s holding out. From a participant perspective … if you find yourself in that sport and enjoying for the blokes subsequent to you, it hurts when you already know that the center and soul of your group, he doesn’t really feel like he’s getting handled [right]. No matter what I really feel about it. As a result of it’s not my cash.”
Thibodeaux stated operating backs are the “sacrificial lamb.”
The contracts signed during the last 12 months by Jonathan Taylor (Colts), Barkley (Eagles) and Josh Jacobs (Packers) represented a slight uptick in a stagnant market that triggered a number of high-profile operating backs to unite by textual content and think about choices.
“Throughout the NFL, there was presumably a time the place operating backs had been going to carry out,” Thibodeaux stated. “For me, I used to be ready on it. I used to be going to be proper with them. … I prefer to be a man who stands up for what’s proper morally.”
Thibodeaux, who can start negotiating his personal extension after this season, didn’t repeat his earlier stance on the “7PM in Brooklyn” podcast that Barkley ought to’ve been paid earlier than quarterback Daniel Jones when each had been free brokers in March 2023.
Jones signed a four-year, $160 million contract, whereas Barkley was franchise-tagged.
“That’s our quarterback,” Thibodeaux stated. “He deserves each penny that he will get and he’s going to get. He’s going to steer us to do nice issues.”
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