Forward of the Philadelphia Eagles’ season finale towards the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley is perhaps trolling his previous workforce together with his new commercial.
Barkley, who performed six seasons with the G-Males earlier than becoming a member of the Eagles this previous offseason, starred in an advert for Unisom, a sleep support.
However the advert posted a cryptic message that will or might not be directed at Giants proprietor John Mara, who infamously mentioned he would “have a tough time sleeping if Saquon goes to Philadelphia.”
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Philadelphia Eagles working again Saquon Barkley (26) stands on the sector throughout a timeout towards the Washington Commanders through the third quarter at Northwest Stadium. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Photos)
“I heard a few of you had been having hassle sleeping, so I wrote you a lullaby,” Barkley mentioned within the advert. “Rockabye child, awake in your mattress, because the considered 2,000 swirls in your head. It certain is hard to lose sleep over soccer – not for me, although. Good evening to you all.”
Properly, that is precisely what occurred, and Barkley is placing up historic numbers with the Birds.
The Giants had been featured in HBO’s “Arduous Knocks” offseason version, and Mara made the now-notorious assertion in a dialogue with normal supervisor Joe Schoen, who by no means appeared all too all for retaining Barkley, who was drafted second total by his predecessor Dave Gettleman in 2018.
Philadelphia Eagles working again Saquon Barkley (26) runs the ball towards the Dallas Cowboys through the second half of an NFL soccer sport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photograph/Matt Slocum)
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Barkley will relaxation for the playoffs in Week 18, which can depart him 101 yards wanting changing into the NFL’s single-season dashing yards king and save the Giants from much more embarrassment. However, he surpassed the two,000-yard mark after working for 167 yards on Sunday, changing into the ninth participant to take action.
Barkley admitted there is part of him that desires to interrupt the document, however he says there’s a greater objective in thoughts.
“He requested me if I wished to play, if I wished to go for it. On Sunday, I in all probability did not care an excessive amount of for it,” Barkley mentioned this week. “Once I slept on it, was like, it is a chance to implant my identify in soccer historical past. [I] might by no means get one other alternative like that once more.
Philadelphia Eagles working again Saquon Barkley (26) runs with the ball towards the Carolina Panthers through the first quarter at Lincoln Monetary Discipline. (Invoice Streicher-Imagn Photos)
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“So I am down. However ultimately of the day, I do not look after placing the workforce in danger.”
As a substitute, he’ll end with 2,005 yards.
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