Neither the Giants nor Cowboys played on Sunday, but the two sides went at each other anyway.During the Eagles’ 55-23 win over the Commanders in the NFC Championship game, Dez Bryant — the Cowboys’ former star receiver — first took a dig at the Giants.Moments after Saquon Barkley rushed for a 60-yard touchdown on the Eagles’ first offensive play of the game, Bryant wrote “The Giants have got to be sick; I don’t care what anyone says” on X, along with a laughing emoji.
Barkley notably signed with the Eagles this past offseason after spending the first six years of his career with the Giants, who drafted him No.2 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
It didn’t take long for Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux to fire back.“We got the same amount of SB [sic],” Thibodeaux posted in response, referencing both having not won a Super Bowl.
The two then went back-and-forth for the next hour.“That’s a fact but I had a great career and I’m in the record [book]..
sooooooo….I’m good with that! you guys let go of the best player in the NFL this year and the gm so told him straight in his face to draft Jayden Daniels,” Bryant responded along with his own laughing emoji.“You shouldn’t be addressing me you should be addressing your dumb ass GM…”Bryant was referencing Giants general manager Joe Schoen, who was captured on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” this offseason being told by his son to trade up in the 2024 NFL Draft and select Daniels, who brought the Commanders to the NFC Championship before Sunday’s loss.Bryant spent eight seasons with the Cowboys and surpassed 1,000 receiving yards three times, was a three-time Pro Bowler and was named AP First Team All-Pro once.
He spent his final season with the Ravens in 2020-21.Thibodeaux, whom the Giants drafted with the No.
5 pick in 2022, has had an up-and-down three seasons in the NFL.He’s recorded 21 sacks across the three years.“I’m shooting on any old head mentioning the giants from h...