Post by 50yearfan on Apr 20, 2023 6:50:22 GMT -5
July 17th is the drop dead date for negotiations under the tag. If Barkley doesn't sign by that date, he is defacto under contract and will be docked pay from the franchise number if he misses games due to a holdout. The team can not negotiate any different contract for 2023 after that date either, they're both stuck with the franchise tag number. If, very not likely; but if, the Giants drafted Bijan, or any other back they felt could do the job, they could rescind the tag to Barkley at that point. I would think Barkley and the team should at least be having discussions in the run up to the draft. The Giants might change their draft priorities if they thought the future with Barkley looked uncertain.