Saquon Barkley and Odell Beckham Jr. plan to collaborate on rehab after experiencing anterior cruciate ligament tears this season
The corridor of the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley, and the wide receiver of the Cleveland Browns, Odell Beckham Jr., are located in similar places. Both recover from anterior cruciate ligament tears and use each other to aid in the process.
Former companions before Giants they chat regularly, and plan to get together to convalesce and exercise together off-season.
“The one thing I have definitely planned, I will definitely join [Odell]said Barkley a ESPN during an interview promoting Campbell’s Chunky Million Meals Challenge, which raises money to provide more than 100 million meals to children. Obviously, Odell broke his knee a little too. I think we should both just be there. We are good friends. Competing with each other and pushing each other will also be good. It’s the only thing I’m sure I’ll do. Everything else is in the air. “
Barkley He underwent surgery on his right knee in Los Angeles on October 30. Beckham he had to have his left knee surgically repaired in Florida on November 10. So they aren’t that far apart, in terms of trying to get back to 100 percent for the next season.
Barkley, 23 years old, is rehabilitating in the facilities of the Giants in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and commended the work he has done with the physical therapist / director of rehabilitation Leigh Weiss, and the rest of the employees. That continues until the NFL complete your off-season plan somewhere around the Super Bowl. But at some point, he will be taking his sessions to the west coast, where he is stationed Beckham.
“Every year we connect somewhere, somewhere. I will certainly find a way to connect,” he said. Barkley. It is clear that I would love to do it, even all those guys who get this injury Joe [Burrow], [Devin] Bush, Button [Dupree], there are different kinds, and I think it would be great if we could all come together. “
Hollow, Bush and Dupree they also suffered anterior cruciate ligament tears during the campaign.
Barkley He said he believed it could be helpful to be around others in similar situations. It’s not necessarily to compete, but to watch everyone attack their recovery and return.
“It’s not so much a matter of comparing one to the other, because everyone’s injury – they can have this or that – is different,” he said. Barkley. “So it’s not so much about comparing or competing with each other. What I mean by competing is competing in ourselves and making sure that we push each other and bring out the best in each other.”
Beckham He has always been adamant to surround himself with like-minded individuals who shine in their respective industries. He is a known friend of LeBron James and the rapper Drake.
Therefore, it is no surprise that Beckham welcome you Barkley in your inner circle. They have both been close ever since Barkley was recruited by the Giants in 2018, and they stayed close even after Beckham it was traded the following year.
“We certainly talked, either on the phone or by playing ‘Call of Duty’. Obviously we played a little more than we wanted this year,” he said Barkley. “But it was weird. I am literally rehabilitating. I remember in rehab. I look up and I look. I watch a video and I see Odell to injure. That certainly hurt me.
“But obviously neither of us want to go through this, I guess we could say, but it’s very important as we are very close and we know each other so well and we are both competitors, and we believe we can really help each other, yes it is important that “Let’s connect. But at the same time, we both have the mindset to improve 1 percent every day. That’s what we get from each other. One way or the other.”