Tony Pollard, Josh Jacobs, and Saquon Barkley — all received that designation from their teams. Pollard received the non-exclusive franchise tag from the Dallas Cowboys after making his first career Pro Bowl.

“ Giant for life ,” was often a phrase Barkley floated around during his tenure with the team that drafted him, but ultimately he wound up heading South on the New Jersey turnpike to return to the state where he played his college football with Penn State.

The New York Giants came up unexpectedly during Saquon Barkley's Q&A at Super Bowl media night ahead of Chiefs vs. Eagles.