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Saquon Barkley is taking successful nan Philadelphia atmosphere, but he isn't 100% capable to debar nan wrath of nan New York faithful.
The 2018 No. 2 wide prime signed a three-year woody with nan Eagles aft spending six seasons pinch nan New York Giants.
The moving backmost was connected nan grounds for saying he wanted to beryllium a lifelong Giant, prompting dislike connected societal media. It should beryllium noted that nan Giants did not moreover connection Barkley a statement and released him erstwhile they could person franchise-tagged him.
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A.J. Brown and Saquon Barkley attends nan crippled betwixt nan New York Knicks and nan Philadelphia 76ers during Round 1, Game 6 of nan 2024 NBA Playoffs connected May 2, 2024, astatine nan Wells Fargo Center successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
But fandom doesn't ever person to make sense, and Giants fans are still livid (while besides saying he isn't worthy what Philly paid him anyway).
Well, Barkley took successful Game 6 betwixt nan 76ers and Knicks astatine Wells Fargo Center pinch his caller teammate A.J. Brown, and contempt nan Sixers' owners buying 2,000 tickets for section first responders and organization groups, Knicks fans (and evidently, Giants fans) were capable to clang nan party.
And erstwhile Barkley was faintly booed by nan New Yorkers, he seemed a spot surprised.
"It’s been 2 months… lol nary measurement ya tin still beryllium this mad! Mf can’t moreover spell to a hoops game," Barkley posted connected X soon aft nan crippled ended.
A personification replied that he "bailed" and now request to "reap nan whirlwind," but Barkley defended himself.
Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley speaks during a property convention aft signing pinch nan team. (Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports)
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"Let maine amended immoderate of you fans here… I can’t bail aliases go a traitor if I ne'er sewage an connection to travel back.. truthful I went to nan statement I felt that was nan champion and aft already being present for a period man I’m excited to beryllium a eagle ! Go birds"
This wasn't nan first clip Barkley needed to plead his lawsuit - erstwhile Giants all-time rusher Tiki Barber said Barkley was "dead" to him, he snapped.
"@TikiBarber lol yup you’re nan premier illustration of loyalty to a team," Barkley wrote connected X, adding that Barber had been a "hater since I sewage to New York."
"I sewage nan woody I wanted, secured much [guaranteed money] which wasn’t fixed to maine before… truthful if fans are gonna dislike maine for that truthful beryllium it! But I ne'er turned my backmost connected my teammates and ever had theirs."
Philadelphia Eagle's Saquon Barkley talks to nan media during a property convention aft signing pinch nan NFL shot team, Thursday, March 14, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
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Barkley later apologized for playing nan villain upon his departure.
Despite nan Sixers loss, which brought nan Knicks to nan 2nd information of nan playoffs, Barkley said that nan crippled "got maine geeked for homes [sic] games astatine nan linc."
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