Saquon Barkley goes to offer credit score the place credit score is due, even whether it is his now-NFC East rival New York Giants.
Barkley, who has thrived with the Philadelphia Eagles after scoring 5 touchdowns by way of the primary three weeks of the season, was noticed shouting out Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers, who had two touchdowns himself within the win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Nabers, the Giants’ No. 6 total decide, caught the eye of everybody across the league along with his acrobatic landing seize on the highway and total manufacturing over three weeks as effectively.
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New York Giants large receiver Malik Nabers, #1, runs for yards after a catch throughout the first half of an NFL soccer recreation at Huntington Financial institution Discipline on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 in Cleveland. (IMAGN)
Barkley is aware of what this rivalry is like, however he knew what penalties have been going to return when he determined to repost Nabers’ message to Giants followers after beating the Browns.
“Ya gonna hate on it… but idc!!! He’s LIKE THAT!!” Barkley wrote on X.
Nabers, who additionally goes by “Leek,” was hyped after feeling victory for the primary time within the NFL.
“Giants fans, it’s Leek over here. Got the dub. Let’s keep it working, let’s keep on moving,” he mentioned within the video.
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Nonetheless, whereas Barkley was merely exhibiting love and respect to a participant who seems to be a star for his former workforce, his ex-fan base didn’t look after the sentiment as they flooded his feedback.
“Barkley don’t worry bout us giants,” one X person wrote. ‘Worry about the eagles u ain’t over right here any extra.”
Another X user added, “Don’t be reposting my workforce’s account.
“Weird. Take a hike,” one other commented.
Not everybody within the feedback was hating on Barkley’s put up, together with Eagles followers.
Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley, #26, celebrates after scoring a two-point conversion towards the New Orleans Saints within the second half of an NFL soccer recreation in New Orleans on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photograph/Gerald Herbert)
“I’m cool with this,” one Philly fan mentioned. “[Nabers is] making a bad qb look pedestrian.”
“The way Giants fans are acting on this post of a player giving credit to another player is pure comedy,” one other added. “I’ll continue saying this, this is a business FIRST, players have friends on ‘rival’ teams. They do not care about the ‘fandom’ talk, that’s a fan thing, not a player thing.”
It has been three weeks into the common season, and Barkley has already been blunt that he nonetheless talks along with his associates from the Giants, together with quarterback Daniel Jones, who he mentioned he inspired after a disastrous Week 1 towards the Minnesota Vikings.
Nonetheless, Barkley is actually targeted on the Eagles now, particularly after a hard-fought win over the New Orleans Saints on the highway, the place he scored twice within the second half to guide the workforce to victory.
Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley, proper, shouted out to a rookie on his former New York Giants squad, Malik Nabers. (IMAGN)
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In the meantime, the Giants are hoping Jones can proceed to feed Nabers, as he appears to be the primary receiver they hoped he could be again in April after they took him out of LSU.
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