Saquon Barkley and Odell Beckham Jr. they plan to work together on rehabilitation after suffering anterior cruciate ligament ruptures in the campaign
The corridor of the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley, And the open receiver of the Cleveland Browns, Odell Beckham Jr., Are in similar places. Both are rehabilitated from ruptures in the anterior cruciate ligament and are used with each other as a resource in the process.
The ex-companions for the Giants they chat regularly, and plan to get together to rehab together and train in the offseason.
“The only thing I did plan for sure, I’m definitely going to connect with [Odell]”, He said Barkley a ESPN during an interview while promoting Campbell ‘s Chunky Million Meals Challenge, which is raising money to deliver more than 100 million meals to children. “Obviously, Odell he broke his knee a little, too. I think we both just need to be there. We are very good friends. Competing between us and pushing will be good, too. It’s the only thing I know for sure that I will do. Everything else is in the air. “
Barkley he underwent surgery on his right knee on Oct. 30 in Los Angeles. Beckham he needed his left knee to be surgically repaired on Nov. 10 in Florida. So they’re not that separate, in terms of trying to get back to 100 percent for next season.
Barkley, 23 years old, has been rehabilitating in the facilities of the Giants in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and praised the work he has done with the physical therapist / rehabilitation director Leigh Weiss, And the rest of the employees. This will continue until the NFL end your low season plan, sometime close to super Bowl. But at some point, it will take its sessions to the west coast, where it is parked Beckham.
“Every year we connect at some point, somewhere. I will definitely find the way to connect,” he said. Barkley. “Obviously, I would love to do it, any of these guys who are going through this injury, either Joe [Burrow], [Devin] Bush, outbreak [Dupree], There are several types, and I think it would be great if we could all come together. “
Cau, Bush i Dupree they also suffered anterior cruciate ligament ruptures in the campaign.
Barkley he said he believes being around others on similar predicaments can be helpful. It’s not necessarily to compete, but to see how everyone attacks their rehab and comeback.
“It’s not so much about comparing each other, because everyone’s injury – they could have this or that – is different,” he said. Barkley. “So it’s not really so much about comparing or competing with each other. What I mean by competing is like competing within ourselves and making sure we’re pushing each other, and getting the best out of each other.”
Beckham he has been consistently firm with respect to surrounding himself with individuals who think like him who shine in their respective industries. He is a known friend of Lebron James and the rapper Drake.
So it doesn’t come as a surprise that Beckham welcome you to Barkley in its inner circle. Both have been close since Barkley was recruited by the Giants in 2018, and remained close even after that Beckham it was changed the following year.
“We definitely talked, either on the phone or playing ‘Call of Duty.’ Obviously we played a little more than we wanted this year,” he said. Barkley. “But it was weird. I’m literally rehabilitating. I remember I’m rehabilitating. I look up, and I’m watching. I watch a video, and I watch Odell to get hurt. That definitely hurt me.
“But obviously neither of us wants to go through that, I guess we could say, but it’s very important given that we’re very close and we know each other so well and we’re both competitors, and we think we can really help each other, yes it’s “It’s important that we connect. But at the same time, we both have the mindset of improving 1 percent every day. It’s what we got from each other. Either way we can get it.”