The Giants are not going to franchise tag Barkley by Tuesday's 4 p.m. deadline, according to a source, leaving only six days for the two sides to work out an extension before free agency opens Monday.
It seems the understanding was to let Barkley test the market and find out his true value after a relatively small gap on the Giants' best offer of $23 million guaranteed could not be closed over the 69 weeks since the first offers were exchanged.
The Texans could be the biggest spenders in a crowded free-agent running back class, where Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Derrick Henry, Tony Pollard, and Austin Ekeler all could change teams.
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