Giants head coach Joe Judge said Barkley (knee) will have an "increased" workload at Wednesday's practice, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
Judge already has relayed that he won't make a decision on Barkley's status for the Giants' Week 1 game against the Broncos until next week, but the running back's progress still is worthwhile to mention. Barkley hasn't taken hits, and Wednesday's session is in shells and not pads, so he's unlikely to get rid of his non-contact jersey just yet. That'll likely be the final step in his journey to get all the way back from the ACL and MCL tears he suffered in his right knee last September.