Barkley said last week in an interview with the "Money Matters" podcast that he doesn't know if he's willing to miss games over his ongoing contract dispute, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.
Barkley is expected to miss the start of training camp after he and the Giants were unable to work out a multi-year contract prior to the Monday deadline for franchise-tagged players. Le'Veon Bell is the only example in recent memory of a player actually sitting out games after receiving a franchise tag, but Barkley and Raiders running back Josh Jacobs might seriously consider it given the low tag number for running backs ($10.1 million) and the presumption of both handling huge workloads if/when they sign their tenders. Barkley can't be fined for practice absences this summer as long as his tender remains unsigned, but he'll miss out on around $560,000 in salary per week if he still hasn't signed once the regular season starts.