Giants running back Saquon Barkley’s surgery to reconstruct his ACL and clean out his meniscus was a success according to an Instagram story posted by his mother, Tonya Johnson, following the Friday procedure.
“Surgery was a success,” his mother, Tonya, wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the 23-year-old giving two thumbs up from the hospital bed in California.
The 23-year-old Barkley was injured in a Week 2 loss against the Bears and was placed on injured reserve a couple of days later.
The running back is expected to begin his rehab in a few weeks.
His 2020 season ended with him playing five quarters of football, rushing for 34 yards on 19 carries, and catching six out of nine pass targets for 60 yards.
He will enter the fourth year of his rookie contract in 2021.
