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Saquon Barkley gives epic nickname for teammate Daniel Jones

Michael Hanich

By Michael Hanich

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Saquon Barkley is having fun this season for the New York Giants and with his teammates. In the Week 10 home game, the Houston Texans had fun with his quarterback Daniel Jones by calling him the ‘Vanilla Vick.’

Barkley highlighted Jones’ dual-threat ability as an elusive mobile runner this season. Through 9 games this season, Jones rushed for 387 yards and 3 touchdowns on 69 carries.

Jones rushed for 24 yards on 5 carries in the 24-16 win over Houston as the Giants proceed to a 7-2 overall record.

The real star of the Giants’ offense and the best rusher is Barkley, who leads the NFL in rushing yards with 931 yards as he also rushed for 6 touchdowns on 198 carries. He has been the biggest reason the Giants have the third-best rushing offense in the nation in 164.8 rushing yards per game.

The former Penn State Nittany Lion is close to rushing for 1,000 yards in a season since his second year in the league in 2019. Barkley has battled through multiple injuries since Year 2 of his season.

Michael Hanich