"I Could Say Fuck You to the Giants," Says Saquon Barkley
What an offseason for the Eagles, huh? Draft great. Bolster the running back room. Everyone is happy with one common goal in mind. Then you have the Giants, on the other hand, whose running back might not show up for training camp or at all:
Update: Saquon Barkley explains his leverage on the #Giants – 'F**k You'
"My leverage is I could say, 'F–k you' to the Giants, I could say, 'F–k you to my teammates,'"
"And be like, 'You want me to show you my worth? You want me to show you how valuable I am to the team? I… pic.twitter.com/py0VB9fdpO
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 19, 2023
Imagine losing the guy who was responsible for 30% of your total yards in the games he played last year. If Saquon doesn’t play, the Giants are going to lose their heart. Don’t take it from me, take it from a guy who played with him last year:
What does Saquon Barkley mean to the @Giants organization? @thejaylonsmith pulls back the curtain and tells us firsthand ☝️ pic.twitter.com/fJSroIkmsE
— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) July 14, 2023
Live look at Daniel Jones getting that arm ready for a Saquon holdout:
Man we’re so lucky. It’s night and day between Howie and the Giants. The Eagles have spent roughly $6 million on their RB corps. Saquon is going to be making $10 mil on the tag by himself. They’re still paying for the sins of David Gettleman. Howie saw that, went out and got two RBs still in their prime on cheap deals to solidify the backfield, and people still argued for two weeks if he was going to take Bijan Robinson top 10:
— Kyle (@kylepaganCB) July 17, 2023
I can’t wait for the Week 6 dual-implosion from the Jets and Giants. It’s going to be a content paradise for the guys over at ESNY.