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Gurley to Barkley: NFL is easier than college football

Saquon Barkley made it look easy during his time at Penn State.

He could make it look even easier now that he's a member of the New York Giants.

So says Todd Gurley, the league's new highest-paid running back and Barkley's summer workout partner. The former Georgia star made the transition to 2016 Offensive Rookie of the Year with ease -- and thinks Saquon is set to do the same.

"I told him the NFL is probably going to be a lot easier than college," Gurley told . "As far as the schedule, the pound and ground on your body."

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Downplaying the NFL's competition jump isn't new. After last year's preseason opener, Leonard Fournette that he thought game action was "really easy."

Those three -- Barkley, Gurley, and Fournette -- are all freaks of football-playing nature. Most of Barkley's fellow rookies will need to make a speed adjustment or two over 16 games.

Gurley doesn't foresee Barkley ever hitting the proverbial rookie wall, though.

"Just enjoy it," Gurley told The Rams Wire. "He's been doing such a great job his whole life... he's way above his years. He loves the game, so it's good to see a person like that."

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