Coach Joe Judge said Sunday that he doesn't expect Barkley (knee) to be a part of live drills during upcoming joint practices with the Browns, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
Since the Giants activated Barkley from the PUP list last Monday, he's been limited to individual work on the field, which he's "responded well" to, according to Judge. Judge relayed he'll meet with the medical staff later Sunday to discuss the next step in Barkley's recovery, per Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site, but it clearly won't involve any specific drills with his teammates just yet. The team has two exhibitions left on the schedule -- Sunday, Aug. 22 at Cleveland and Sunday, Aug. 29 versus the Patriots -- but Barkley seems far more likely to suit up in the regular season, barring a change in Judge's tone surrounding the stud running back.