Tiki Barber might have the solution for second-year running back David Wilson’s fumbling problems.
Barber is certainly well-qualified to evaluate ball-security issues. He was benched for coughing up the ball early in his career, including six in his first two years in the NFL. Barber had 53 career fumbles.
“He has to be limit ball exposure before contact, not try to hold on afterward, as happened in his second fumble,” Barber told USA Today. “You have to have an easy methodology to anticipate contact, cover your four points of contact, then go to the ground or keep running.”
Wilson fumbled twice Sunday night at Dallas. Both turnovers came as a result of Wilson holding the ball low and loose, exposing it to defenders who were able to dislodge it. Wilson landed in head coach Tom Coughlin’s doghouse.
Da’Rel Scott worked as the No. 1 running back for most of the second half on Sunday. The Giants invited free agents Willis McGahee, Brandon Jacobs and Joe McKnight for workouts Tuesday.