Saquon Barkley explains what makes Eagles fans the best kind of fans

For five years, running back Saquon Barkley only knew the side of Philadelphia Eagles fans who hated the New York Giants. 

That was, of course, until the Eagles signed him in NFL free agency last March. Now, one year and a Super Bowl ring later, all he knows is love from Eagles fans. 

And to Barkley, their love is unlike any other kind of fan base. 

While speaking on the Howard Stern Show this week, Barkley explained exactly what makes Philly fans the best kind of fans. 

“There’s no fans like Philly fans. I saw a clip the other day, when we won and they were celebrating down Broad Street, and there were a couple people just riding horses down the street. And I'm just like, “Where do they find these horses?” Like the things that they do," Barkley said. "I saw there was a young gentleman in a wheelchair and Philly fans had him in the wheelchair, and he's crowd surfing. You don't see that side of Philly fans a lot. The loving side. So definitely gotta shout out to them. They don't really mob you, but it's love here.

"I tell you what, it is love here. You walk in and you get some dinner, your dinner might be paid for majority of time. It might be paid for, especially, you know, the type of season that we had. You are walking out, you're going to get the birds chant, you're gonna get the “Go Birds” chant, whether you're at dinner, or on a golf course. And it's just, they just shower you with love. And it's been pretty cool for me and my family 'cause kind of how things ended in New York, there was always love and support there, but things didn't end off on a great note, I guess you could say. And to be able to come here and just the way how they've taken me in and my family in, and my daughter is the star here. They love my little daughter. So it’s been pretty cool.”

Barkley is only under contract with the Birds for at least two more seasons, but thanks to a Super Bowl win, he'll get to feel the love from Philly fans forever.