There was a different sort of edge to Saquon Barkley when he was forced to talk about something he was disgusted to talk about: missing games because of a high ankle sprain. There was a defiance to his clipped words as he vowed, “I am going to come back as fast as I can and I’m going to be 10 times better.”

Ten times better?

“He’s been special since Day 1, coming back from this he’s champing at the bit a little bit,’’ tight end Evan Engram said. “When you miss time you just miss it so much when you come back it just adds that extra juice. I know he’s going got be the guy he is and be better and he’s gonna have a little edge to him just coming back out there.’’

Sunday against the Cardinals could be the first time anyone around the Giants has seen Angry Saquon. Engram has seen it — off the field.

“We’ve gotten into some arguments about some things before, some debates, I’ve seen him get worked up,’’ Engram said.

One of the most heated arguments? Engram (Ole Miss) avowing the superiority of the SEC and Barkley (Penn State) raising the flag of the Big Ten.

“You go after Big Ten, Penn State, those are some buttons you can press with him,’’ Engram said.

After missing the past three games, Barkley is ready to take his frustration out on someone, anyone.

“That’s good for us,’’ Engram said, “to have him mad at everybody else.’’