Tiki Barber: Saquon Barkley breaks his giants' records? New side of Odell Beckham? Impression of Pat Shurmur?

NEW YORK – Tiki Barber admits that he would never have started his rookie season by going to Rodney Hampton's – a teammate at the time – and telling him that he was not going to be there. he was going to break the records of his Giants.

Yet, that's exactly what Saquon Barkley told Barber when they first met. How did Barber react?

"It's the first thing he's ever told me," Barber told NJ Advance Media Thursday night at Yankee Stadium, where he played in the CC Sabathia Celebrity Softball match. like that. I told him, "If you beat all my records, the Giants are in good shape." This is not a lack of respect. He believes in himself. It's amazing. "

Barber is the all-time leader of the Giants with 10,449 rushing yards and holds the top three career finishes of the season, with twice as many career 100-yard games ( 38) that no matter who else. He also ranks second (Brandon Jacobs) in career touchdowns and second in total touchdowns (to Frank Gifford).

So Barber wants Barkley to break his records, including his rookie records?

"I'm not Barber said," I want him to succeed one game at a time, one year at a time. "He's there and that's it in good health, I told him, "You will break them all."

Here are Barber's other comments on Barkley, Odell Beckham, Pat Shurmur and his plans to be in East Rutherford more frequently at the future:

Succeeding in pressure cooker New York / New Jersey takes two things: field talent and self-awareness. Barber made the transition from Pro Bowl always in his media bonus – he started on "Today" and now co-hosts Tiki and Tierney on CBS Sports Radio – because of his charisma.

Barkley has been a constant presence on the metropolitan social scene – pitching a first pitch at Yankee Stadium or participating in charitable events such as the Sabathia softball game, his teammate Landon Collins' softball game, and the bowling alley. Giants David Tyree – during his first two months with the Giants. 19659003] "I think the Roc Nation team (agency) did a good job putting it in front of people who were successful here," Barber said. "Not just the Giants – no matter who – because it's so hard to navigate all the darts and distractions, even the successes, it happens here in New York."