Saquon Barkley’s suspected torn ACL left the New York Giants deflated on Sunday as they dropped to 0-2 and doubtlessly misplaced their star operating again for the season.

Barkley injured his knee as he ran to the sideline and was tackled by Eddie Jackson through the first quarter of the Giants’ 17-13 loss to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Area.

The third-year again instantly grabbed his knee and punched the bottom in disgust, earlier than being carted to the locker room on a day when a number of NFL gamers suffered critical accidents.

Barkley will endure checks on Monday to find out whether or not he has torn his anterior cruciate ligament. ESPN reported that was the harm the Giants feared he had suffered.

“Clearly we’re all praying for the perfect,” head coach Joe Choose mentioned afterwards.

“I’d simply say this, no matter regardless of the final result goes to be and what the medical doctors say tomorrow, I would not go to sleep on [number] 26. It should be a hell of a narrative both manner.”

Barkley’s absence allowed former New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans again Dion Lewis to deal with an even bigger workload.

He issued a rallying cry, insisting that everybody on the Giants group must up their sport if their finest offensive participant is lacking for an prolonged time frame.

“He is Saquon Barkley, so that you lose a man like that, it is an enormous loss,” Lewis added.

“However you recognize, as a group, all people’s bought to step up. Receivers bought to step up, O-line’s bought to step up, operating backs have gotten to step up, quarterback’s bought to step up, protection has bought to step up, all people has bought to step up.

“It is not going to be one one who steps as much as make up for what he is achieved, it is going to take all of us.”

Veteran operating again Adrian Peterson despatched his finest needs to Barkley, writing on Twitter: “@saquon a born winner!! The comeback goes to be scary”

Barkley, the second total choose within the 2018 NFL Draft, had over 2,000 yards from scrimmage in his first yr and was voted the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the 12 months.

He didn’t hit these heights in his second yr, although, as he was troubled by an ankle drawback and his 2020 season may finish with simply 94 complete yards.