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Ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles’ season finale towards the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley may be trolling his previous group together with his new commercial.
Barkley, who performed six seasons with the G-Men earlier than becoming a member of the Eagles this previous offseason, starred in an advert for Unisom, a sleep assist.
But the advert posted a cryptic message which will or will not be directed at Giants proprietor John Mara, who infamously stated he would “have a tough time sleeping if Saquon goes to Philadelphia.”
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Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley (26) stands on the sector throughout a timeout towards the Washington Commanders in the course of the third quarter at Northwest Stadium. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)
“I heard a few of you had been having bother sleeping, so I wrote you a lullaby,” Barkley stated 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 night time to you all.”
Well, that is precisely what occurred, and Barkley is placing up historic numbers with the Birds.
The Giants had been featured in HBO’s “Hard Knocks” offseason version, and Mara made the now-notorious assertion in a dialogue with common manager Joe Schoen, who by no means appeared all too fascinated about retaining Barkley, who was drafted second total by his predecessor Dave Gettleman in 2018.
Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley (26) runs the ball towards the Dallas Cowboys in the course of the second half of an NFL soccer recreation, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Barkley will relaxation for the playoffs in Week 18, which is able to depart him 101 yards wanting turning into the NFL’s single-season speeding yards king and save the Giants from much more embarrassment. But, he surpassed the two,000-yard mark after operating for 167 yards on Sunday, turning 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 larger objective in thoughts.
“He requested me if I wished to play, if I wished to go for it. On Sunday, I most likely did not care an excessive amount of for it,” Barkley stated this week. “When I slept on it, was like, it is a chance to implant my identify in soccer historical past. [I] could by no means get one other alternative like that once more.
Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley (26) runs with the ball towards the Carolina Panthers in the course of the first quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)
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“So I’m down. But in the long run of the day, I do not look after placing the group in danger.”
Instead, he’ll end with 2,005 yards.
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