Saquon Barkley has surprising expectation for Giants fans in MetLife return

Saquon Barkley clearly forgot which team he signed with this offseason.The ex-Giants running back does not expect to be booed by his former fan base Sunday when he returns to MetLife Stadium to face New York for the first time as a member of the rival Eagles.“I don’t expect a great reaction.I don’t expect to be booed,” Barkley told ESPN.

“I look at it like this: The Philadelphia Eagles and New York Football Giants probably played in over 200 games.This rivalry was there before me, and it’s going to be there after me.”Perhaps the keyword in Barkley’s response was “expect” since maybe he’s saying he does not expect boos since it seems, in his view, they are not warranted.Barkley has been defiant about his exit from the Giants for a three-year, $37.75 million contract with the rival Eagles, taking to social media several times to voice his displeasure to fans’ reactions.He fired back at Tiki Barber in March after the Giants legend said Barkley was “dead” to him upon signing with the Eagles.“@TikiBarber lol yup you’re the prime example of loyalty to a team,” Barkley responded on X.

“I got the deal I wanted, secured more gm which wasn’t given to me before… so if fans are gonna hate me for that so be it! But I never turned my back on my teammates and always had theirs.”Barkley later let it be known he did not appreciate being booed while attending a Knicks-76ers game in Philadelphia with new teammate A.J.Brown.“It’s been two months… lol no way ya can still be this mad! Mf can’t even go to a basketball game ,” Barkley tweeted in May.After one X user said Barkley “bailed,” he replied: “Let me educate some of you fans here… I can’t bail or become a traitor if I never got an offer to come back..

so I went to the organization I felt that was the best and after already being here for a month man I’m excited to be a eagle ! Go birds .”While “Hard Knocks” revealed further layers to the discussions, which pe...