Giants' Saquon Barkley reveals he has high-ankle sprain
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The plot thickens a bit with Saquon Barkley.
The Giants’ star running back is dealing with a mild high right ankle sprain, a source confirmed, which is not the same as the low or “ordinary’’ ankle sprain ESPN previously reported after Barkley was injured late in the 31-28 comeback victory over the Cardinals last Sunday.
A high ankle sprain is usually far more serious than a low ankle sprain, but this particular issue for Barkley is not as bad as it could have been, a source said. Barkley revealed the high ankle sprain diagnosis in an interview on “Thursday Night Football” on Amazon Prime Video.
Barkley was not active for the Giant’s 30-12 loss to the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. Head coach Brian Daboll, on Tuesday, said Barkley was feeling much better and that he is a “fast healer.’’
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The Giants will not play again until Oct. 2 and the belief is Barkley has a chance to return for that “Monday Night Football’’ game against the Seahawks.
Ordinarily, a high ankle sprain can take a month or more to heal, but Barkley’s sprain is less severe.
Barkley was injured with 1:12 remaining on his final rushing attempt, on which he gained two additional yards and helped to set up Graham Gano’s game-winning 34-yard field goal.
Dealing with this particular injury is nothing new for Barkley. He missed three games in 2019 dealing with a right ankle sprain. In 2020, he missed 14 games after tearing his right ACL. In 2021, he missed four games with a high left ankle sprain.
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