Football's New Wave: The Young Superstars Taking Over the Game

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2018 preseason opener against Cleveland he took a handoff from Manning and found his path blocked by a host of Browns No biggie Barkley shuffled his feet slipped past a defender and took off 39 yards down the sideline before being pushed out of bounds Barkley’s play earned the respect of teammates and opponents alike I think his first game watching him I was like OK this kid’s got something said seven-time Pro Bowl running back Adrian Peterson who faced Barkley and the Giants twice in 2018 while playing for Washington Each time I see him I’m just like OK this guy can be really really good Though New York struggled as a team in Barkley’s rookie season finishing 5 11 Barkley’s play pointed to potentially better days ahead Barkley led the NFL in yards from scrimmage with 2,028 and his 1,307 rushing yards set a team rookie record Getting 1,000 yards in the NFL is an amazing accomplishment and being the first rookie ever for the Giants to do that is an even bigger one Barkley said It’s big because even though my name might go in the record book it’s not just myself It’s the offensive FOOTBALL’S NEW WAVE