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Giants RB Saquon Barkley dealing with new ankle injury?

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Dec 8, 2021 5:44 PM ET

The New York Giants have delivered more worrisome news regarding injuries ahead of this Sunday's game at the Los Angeles Chargers.

According to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, the Giants listed starting running back Saquon Barkley as limited in a walkthrough practice because of a new ankle injury. Barkley missed four contests earlier this season after he hurt his ankle in the 44-20 loss at the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 10 and, truth be told, hasn't looked like the dynamic ball-carrier of old since returning to the lineup:

It's pretty obvious Saquon is a shell of his former self this season -- maybe he comes back stronger next year, but we'd normally see Barkley bounce this outside and take it to the house, the lane is there, his confidence is not. pic.twitter.com/6Yt6adYZpT
— Alex Wilson (@AlexWilsonESM) December 7, 2021

The second overall pick from the 2018 NFL Draft went for 55 yards on 11 carries with six catches for 19 yards in this past Sunday's loss at the Miami Dolphins that dropped Big Blue to 4-8. Thus far this season, Barkley has accumulated 315 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 84 carries (3.8 yards per attempt) with 30 receptions for 193 yards and an additional score.

This update comes as 2020 fifth-round draft pick Jake Fromm is serving as New York's QB1 throughout the midweek after he was signed off the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills last week. Starting signal-caller Daniel Jones is essentially out indefinitely with a strained neck, and backup Mike Glennon is in the league's concussion protocol.

Head coach Joe Judge seemed confident earlier on Wednesday Glennon will be available Sunday afternoon.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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