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N.J. (AP) ¡ª With a week to go before the NFL draft, Saquon Barkley hasn¡¯t gotten
a lot of calls from the top prospects wanting to know what to expect next week.A
few former Penn State teammates have reached out to the New York Giants running
back, and the only message the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year gave them was to
be ready when the season starts.It¡¯s the attitude he took last year, and nothing
has changed, even with the recent trade of star wide receiver and good friend
Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns.Speaking after an organized team
activity on Thursday, Barkley is looking for new things to challenge him. He
wants to improve his pass blocking and catching the ball and being more of a
leader in his second season.The one thing that doesn¡¯t need help is his running.
The No. 2 pick overall in last year¡¯s draft ran for a franchise-rookie record
1,307 yards and 11 touchdowns, including a long of 78 yards. He also led the
team in receiving with 91 catches and four touchdowns.What Barkley wants is
anything that can help the Giants win.¡°My competitive nature would love to be
the best player in the league and the best running back in the league, but I
think you could make an argument that I was one of the best running backs in the
league last year and we went 5-11 to account for it,¡± Barkley said. ¡°My mindset
is whatever it takes to take this team to another level and compete for a
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doesn¡¯t intend to watch much of it. He felt the draft lasted too long last year,
and it was over for him after the second pick.However, he knows what the Giants
need.¡°Just guys that love the game,¡± Barkley said. ¡°That is the biggest thing I
have learned so far in my one year in the NFL. Just guys that love the game and
love competing, whether you are 2-14 or 14-2. I know I sound like a broken
record because I said it before, but it is truly what it takes.¡±General manager
Dave Gettleman didn¡¯t shed much light on who the Giants would take with the
sixth and 17th overall picks in the first round next Thursday. The Giants need
pass rushers, an offensive tackle, defensive backs and a quarterback to replace
38-year-old Eli Manning.While many hope Gettleman takes an heir apparent for
Manning, he insists there is no pressure to take a quarterback.¡°I am just saying
I won¡¯t force a pick,¡± Gettleman said. ¡°You can¡¯t draft for need. You will get
screwed every time and make a mistake.¡±Gettleman said this is a deep draft and
there is a lot of value in the first four
rounds
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which is good for the Giants, who have 12 picks. He added he would make a trade
if it helped get a player the team coveted.¡°First, second, third-round draft
picks at the very least, you are looking for a big rotational player,¡± Gettleman
said. ¡°Everyone talks about the way the league is going down, 65-70% of the time
you have your defensive sub package in. You can easily make the argument that
your nickel is your starter. You can make that argument. Your third wide is your
starter. That is what you are looking at. Guys that walk on the field and help
you win now. Anything after that is a huge bonus.¡± INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) ¡ª The
stadium that will house Los Angeles¡® NFL teams has reached another milestone
with its opening less than 16 months away.Officials with LA Stadium at Hollywood
Park and representatives from the Rams and Chargers held a ceremony Monday to
celebrate the completion last week of the outer shell for the canopy that sits
above the stadium¡¯s seating bowl, Champions Plaza and performance venue.The
steel roof shell is one of three parts of the canopy. The other two parts are
the cables to keep the roof and suspended Oculus scoreboard in place and a
single layer of ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluorethylene), which is a lightweight and
transparent plastic. It was also used to construct the roof of US Bank Stadium
in Minneapolis, which hosted the 2018 Super Bowl and this year¡¯s Final
Four.¡°Each time we come here it gets more and more real,¡± Rams chief operating
officer Kevin Demoff said. ¡°When the NFL envisioned coming back to Los
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that anchors a sports and entertainment district.¡±LA Sports and Entertainment
District managing director Jason Gannon said the stadium is two-thirds complete.
When it opens, the stadium will measure more than 3 million square feet and will
be the largest in the NFL.¡°I¡¯ve seen a lot of NFL stadiums, but this is the
largest. It¡¯s grand but it¡¯s befitting of Los Angeles,¡± said A.G. Spanos, the
Chargers¡¯ president of business operations. ¡°You need a stadium to match the
city.¡±The seating capacity will be 70,240 but can be expanded to 100,000 for
major events. It is already slated to host the Super Bowl in 2022, the College
Football Playoff title game in 2023 and the opening and closing ceremonies for
the 2028 Summer Olympics.The Chargers have one more year at Dignity Health
Sports Park and the Rams are going into their final season at the Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum. Both teams have started to bring their staff to the
construction site on a regular basis to begin planning game presentation and
other details.