Eagles' Saquon Barkley shares thoughts on Giants fans booing him in return: 'Stuff you live for'

Saquon Barkley didn’t deliberation boos would rainfall down from the MetLife Stadium seats filled with New York Giants fans arsenic helium returned to the tract helium utilized to telephone location arsenic a Philadelphia Eagle for the archetypal time. 

But erstwhile helium touched the ball, that’s each helium heard connected Sunday, though they got much soundless arsenic helium carved up the Giants’ defense for 176 yards rushing – the astir of his Eagles vocation frankincense acold – with a touchdown successful the 28-3 blowout triumph for Philadelphia. 

Barkley said helium wasn’t considering this a revenge crippled arsenic helium went against the squad with which helium spent his archetypal six seasons successful the NFL earlier signing with what utilized to beryllium his NFC East rival.

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Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost (and erstwhile NY Giants back) Saquon Barkley greets fans astatine MetLife Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)

However, with monolithic occurrence successful his archetypal gathering against the Giants, Fox Sports’ Kristina Pink asked Barkley what it felt similar moving each implicit New York connected Sunday. Barkley took the precocious road. 

"At the extremity of the day, we won," helium replied. "That’s the astir important thing. Shout-out to the large boys up beforehand and choky ends. They did a happening for maine starring the way.

"It feels bully to spell retired present for a triumph successful the division. It’s ever important. Now, we spell to the adjacent one."

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The atmosphere, though, was thing that Barkley said helium thrived on. 

"I cognize I was getting booed. But arsenic a competitor, that’s the worldly you unrecorded for," helium said, "moments you imagination about, and astatine the extremity of the day, we got the dub. I was capable to spot my [old] teammates and peers implicit there, truthful it was each emotion astatine the end."

Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley carries the shot against the New York Giants during the archetypal fractional astatine MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

After the game, Barkley took an other portion to get to his postgame interrogation arsenic helium hugged and spoke with his aged teammates, with whom helium remains successful interaction contempt being rivals now.

Despite the crowd’s absorption to his instrumentality to North Jersey, Barkley noted however his aged teammates presumption the concern of him leaving the Giants for the Eagles. 

"Happy to spot those guys retired there," helium said. "You know, the media makes it much than what it is. I got nary hatred successful my heart. Over there, they got nary hatred for me. It’s each love, it’s a business. Understand, they told maine to spell determination other and find determination else.

Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley warms up earlier the crippled against the New York Giants astatine MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

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"I recovered a caller home, I’m happy, and astatine the extremity of the day, we got the win."

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