Giants RB Saquon Barkley is questionable to play against the Denver Broncos Week 1, according to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News. Barkley has been worked back slowly from ACL surgery.

Barkley's status is safer than it was one week ago but until he is active Sunday, it is important to have a back-up plan in place. Devontae Booker would be in line for more carries should Barkley miss Week 1.

Giants RB Saquon Barkley is gearing up to play Sunday vs. the Broncos, and sources say he’s close to being fully cleared to do so following major knee surgery. The team needs to watch him through Thursday to gauge how his body responds to the workload. But he’s close.

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Certainly good news. Things have been positive as far as Barkley playing in Week 1 and being a full go. But reports all weekend continue to say the team will ease him back, and he may never get the workload he had before his knee injury. Booker could have a decent role in the offense, especially early on in the season. We'll see how hard it will be for the Giants to keep Barkley off the field more when fully healthy.

The Giants' expect Barkley to be suited up and ready to go for their Week 1 matchup against the Broncos, however there are concerns whether he will be able to handle a full workload to start the season.

Expect Devontae Booker to form a timeshare with Barkley in Week 1 as the Giants continue to ease Saquon back following last year's ACL injury. Dan Duggan reported that Barkley "might never return to playing 83 percent of snaps" as he saw in his first two seasons.

There will be no decision on Saquon Barkley for the opener until next week.

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The tweet went on to say Barkley will need to get through a few more key practices before any decision is made. Barkley has been trending in the right direction since coming back to practice but his status for Week 1 is still up in the air for now. Booker looks like he stands to get a fantasy-worthy workload should Barkley not be available.

Giants RB Saquon Barkley will not play in New York's preseason finale against the New England Patriots, according to Art Stapleton of The Record. Barkley will not log a snap in the preseason.

This is not surprising news but continues to put a damper on Barkley's upside heading into the regular season. His lack of reps in practice and preseason games locks in worry for a Week 1 appearance.

Joe Judge says the priority will be to continue ramping up Saquon Barkley this week, but whether he will play in Sunday’s preseason game hasn’t been decided.

“He keeps progressing and showing us that he can do more,” said Judge in the tweet. The fact that he's being considered to play in a preseason game seems to be good news for his Week 1 regular season status. While nothing is official as far as Week 1 goes, we'll continue to monitor the situation.

Saquon Barkley just wore a red non-contact jersey in some slight contact 7-on-7 stuff.

The tweet went on to say it's the most the media has seen from him so far. Barkley's status for Week 1 is still in question but as the story said, it's been a steady, slow progression.

"Really encouraging" is how Joe Judge described how Saquon Barkley came out of his first practice.

Raanan noted the work Barkley did is an extension of his rehab. Raanan added Barkley also won't be participating in 11-on-11 live drills next week in joint practices vs. Cleveland, per Judge. The jury is still out on if Barkley will be ready for Week 1. Barkley has been quoted as saying he really doesn't know his Week 1 status at this point. Other reports have said he'll return by Week 3.

Giants star running back Saquon Barkley is expected to be activated off the Physically Unable to Perform List and will practice this week, possibly as soon as Monday afternoon.

Barkley tore his ACL on Sept. 20 last year against the Chicago Bears, ending his season after only two games. The 24-year-old had been rehabbing ever since and it was unclear when exactly he’d return, as the Giants had insisted all offseason that they’d be taking it slow. He's expected to be limited at first but should eventually ramp up to a full-go, the story said.