Saquon Barkley trolls Giants with new Unisom commercial ahead of Eagles match up

Even with Saquon Barkley not suiting up against the Giants this weekend, the Eagles star running back still managed to find a way to stick it to his former team.In a series of new ads for sleep aid product Unisom, Barkley trolled the Giants by poking fun at a now-infamous moment from “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York York Giants” involving team owner John Mara. “I might have a tough time sleeping if Saquon goes to Philly, I’ll tell you that.I’m just being honest, as I’ve told you.” Mara told general manager Joe Schoen during an offseason conversation documented by the HBO camera crew. In the ads that were posted to Barkley’s Instagram on Thursday, he appeared to play off those remarks from the Giants’ owner. “I’m Saquon Barkley.

I’ve heard you guys have had some trouble sleeping lately,” the running back said in the ad.“We got a big game coming up.

You should rest up.Maybe try some Unisom.

I don’t need it.But you might.

I’m gonna sleep like a baby.”In another ad that was posted Thursday, Barkley referenced the 2,000-plus yard rushing season he’s had this year – the first of his career – while again seemingly poking fun at his former team. “I heard some of you were having trouble sleeping,” Barkley said.“So I wrote you a lullaby: ‘Rockabye baby, awake in your bed, as the thought of 2,000 swirls in your head.

It sure is tough to lose sleep over football.Not for me, though.

Goodnight to you all.’” The release of the social media campaign came just days before the Giants and Eagles were slated to play one another for the second and final time this season, with the two clubs headed in very different directions. In an interview with Sports Business Journal, Unisom CMO Claudine Patel said the company had reached out to Barkley’s reps after the Mara clip from “Hard Knocks” went viral and she said that Barkley was “pretty excited about the idea of it.”“We just took the opportunity on a moment...