Saquon Barkley goes to provide credit score the place credit score is due, even whether it is his now-NFC East rival New York Giants.
Barkley, who has thrived with the Philadelphia Eagles after scoring 5 touchdowns by means of the primary three weeks of the season, was noticed shouting out Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers, who had two touchdowns himself within the win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Nabers, the Giants’ No. 6 total choose, caught the eye of everybody across the league together with his acrobatic landing seize on the street and total manufacturing over three weeks as effectively.
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New York Giants huge receiver Malik Nabers, #1, runs for yards after a catch in the course of the first half of an NFL soccer sport at Huntington Financial institution Subject on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 in Cleveland. (IMAGN)
Barkley is aware of what this rivalry is like, however he knew what penalties had been going to return when he determined to repost Nabers’ message to Giants followers after beating the Browns.
“Ya gonna hate on it… however idc!!! He’s LIKE THAT!!” Barkley wrote on X.
Nabers, who additionally goes by “Leek,” was hyped after feeling victory for the primary time within the NFL.
“Giants followers, it’s Leek over right here. Bought the dub. Let’s preserve it working, let’s carry on shifting,” he stated within the video.
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Nonetheless, whereas Barkley was merely displaying love and respect to a participant who seems to be a star for his former group, his ex-fan base didn’t take care of the sentiment as they flooded his feedback.
“Barkley don’t fear bout us giants,” one X person wrote. ‘Fear in regards to the eagles u ain’t over right here any extra.”
One other X person added, “Don’t be reposting my group’s account.
“Bizarre. Take a hike,” one other commented.
Not everybody within the feedback was hating on Barkley’s submit, together with Eagles followers.
Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley, #26, celebrates after scoring a two-point conversion towards the New Orleans Saints within the second half of an NFL soccer sport in New Orleans on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Picture/Gerald Herbert)
“I’m cool with this,” one Philly fan stated. “[Nabers is] making a nasty qb look pedestrian.”
“The way in which Giants followers are appearing on this submit of a participant giving credit score to a different participant is pure comedy,” one other added. “I’ll proceed saying this, this can be a enterprise FIRST, gamers have pals on ‘rival’ groups. They don’t care in regards to the ‘fandom’ speak, that’s a fan factor, not a participant factor.”
It has been three weeks into the common season, and Barkley has already been blunt that he nonetheless talks together with his pals from the Giants, together with quarterback Daniel Jones, who he stated he inspired after a disastrous Week 1 towards the Minnesota Vikings.
Nonetheless, Barkley is definitely targeted on the Eagles now, particularly after a hard-fought win over the New Orleans Saints on the street, the place he scored twice within the second half to guide the group to victory.
Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley, proper, shouted out to a rookie on his former New York Giants squad, Malik Nabers. (IMAGN)
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In the meantime, the Giants are hoping Jones can proceed to feed Nabers, as he appears to be like to be the primary receiver they hoped he can be again in April after they took him out of LSU.
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