Saquon Barkley is leaving the New York Giants for a division rival, and he is not leaving without a final word for one big critic.
Legendary Giants running back Tiki Barber said recently that Barkley would be hated forever in New York if he left the Giants for the rival Philadelphia Eagles.
On Monday, Barkley did just that, and Barber did not back away from his previous comments. If anything, he doubled down, saying on WFAN Monday that Barkley was “dead to us” for joining the Eagles.
Barkley quickly became aware of the comments and did not take them lying down.
He sent a pair of messages to Barber on X, questioning Barber’s loyalty and pointing out that he “got the deal I wanted.”
He also said he had been nothing but loyal to the Giants during his time there, and accused Barber of being “a hater since I got to New York.”
Barkley is right that Barber has been quite critical of him in the past, though he took it in stride at the time.
Barber, for his part, said his previous criticism was meant to make Barkley more aware of his weaknesses to eliminate them.
There is no love lost between these two. What was already a heated rivalry will now have another layer to it when the two teams have their pair of annual meetings in 2024.
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