For months, New York Giants followers have had nightmares about as we speak.
Saquon Barkley will swimsuit up vs. his former group for the primary time since he joined the Philadelphia Eagles, and everyone is aware of he’s regarded ahead to at the present time from the very second he jumped ship.
With that in thoughts, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni wished to be sure that his star operating again was grounded and targeted.
When requested about his phrases of encouragement for Barkley, he claimed that he simply wished him to be himself and that if feelings helped him be at his greatest, then he ought to, by all means, give attention to that (by way of NFL on ESPN).
“Simply be you. If the feelings of the sport make it easier to carry out, use it. If they do not, flush it.”
—Nick Sirianni on Saquon Barkley going through his former group 👀 pic.twitter.com/r6pdbO2tz1
Barkley exhausted all avenues to stick with the Giants for the rest of his profession.
Giants GM Joe Schoen selected QB Daniel Jones over him a number of occasions, and Barkley reportedly felt disrespected by the best way the group dealt with his contract state of affairs.
That’s why he didn’t waste the chance to affix certainly one of their divisional rivals and face them twice a 12 months.
When wholesome, Barkley was the undisputed greatest participant on the sphere for the Giants, week in and week out, and he’s nonetheless probably the greatest operating backs within the sport.
Thus far, he’s rushed 91 occasions for 482 yards and 4 touchdowns, averaging 5.3 yards per try.
That’s virtually as many dashing yards because the Giants have as a complete (635), and that’s regardless of the Eagles enjoying one fewer sport than them.
All eyes shall be at MetLife Stadium, and it’ll be Barkley’s time to shine.
