NFL rumors: 3 teams that should try to trade for Saquon Barkley amid Giants issues

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Teams that should attempt to trade for Saquon Barkley: Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars have Travis Etienne Jr. as their lead back now, and in his rookie year they used him for over 1,000 yards on 220 attempts. While his rookie year was a strong one, surely the Jags would prefer to extend his career. Enter someone like Barkley who can help share the load and give the offense a dual threat in the run game.

While Etienne rushed well, he did struggle to secure the ball at times, posting a tied-for-second-worst five fumbles among running backs. Barkley has held himself to two or fewer fumbles each year of his career thus far.

The Jaguars are in an interesting place, having surprised in Trevor Lawrence’s second season and found themselves winning a playoff game. A few small tweaks and they could be serious threats in the AFC. Barkley could be one of those threats.