{"id":7855,"date":"2018-07-23T12:38:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T12:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=7855"},"modified":"2018-07-23T12:38:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T12:38:19","slug":"new-york-giants-shell-out-thirty-one-million-dollars-to-sign-rookie-saquon-barkley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/new-york-giants-shell-out-thirty-one-million-dollars-to-sign-rookie-saquon-barkley\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Shell Out $31.2m To Sign Rookie Saquon Barkley"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SaquonSaquon Barkley<\/a> has never played an NFL game but his name has been doing the rounds for the last 12 months as the former running back from Penn State was identified as one of the most exciting young players coming through the system.<\/p>\n

During his three seasons with Penn State University<\/strong> (PSU), Barkley has gone on to register a total of 3,843 years, 102 passes and 43 touchdowns<\/em>. He also has 791 touches covering 5,538 yards which averages around 7 yards for each play and 145.7 yards<\/em> for each game. <\/p>\n

Those were pretty impressive numbers which made Barkley a hot prospect as a number of NFL leagues wanted to secure his services.<\/p>\n

The New York Giants<\/a> secured his services after he was the number two overall pick during the 2018 NFL Draft. The Giants signed Barkley for a whopping $31.2 million which includes $15 million being paid out immediately and a $20.76 million signing bonus<\/strong>. The four year contract was signed on July 22 and Barkley will now be a part of the Giant\u2019s training sessions which commence from July 25 at their East Rutherford training facility. <\/p>\n

Hex Highlights FB<\/strong><\/p>\n

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