Saquon Barkley appears to be gunning for the Giants in new ad after rushing for 2,000 yards
Ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles’ season finale against the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley may be trolling his old team with his new commercial.
Barkley, who played six seasons with the G-Men before joining the Eagles this past season, starred in an ad for Unisom, a sleep aid.
But the ad sent a cryptic message that may or may not have been directed at Giants owner John Mara, who infamously said “he’s going to have trouble sleeping if Saquon goes to Philadelphia.”
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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) stands on the field during a timeout against the Washington Commanders in the third quarter at Northwest Stadium. (Photos by Geoff Burke-Imagn)
“I heard some of you were having trouble sleeping, so I wrote a song for you,” Barkley said in the ad. “Rockabye baby, get out of your bed, as 2,000 thoughts run through your head. It sure is hard to lose sleep over football – not for me, anyway. Goodnight to you all.”
That’s exactly what happened, and Barkley is putting together historic numbers with the Birds.
The Giants were featured on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” offseason, and Mara made the infamous statement in an interview with general manager Joe Schoen, who didn’t seem too keen on keeping Barkley, who was taken second by his predecessor Dave Gettleman. in 2018.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs the ball against the Dallas Cowboys during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Barkley will sit out the playoffs in Week 18, leaving him 101 yards short of the NFL’s single-season rushing yardage record and saving the Giants from further embarrassment. But, he passed the 2,000-yard mark after rushing for 167 yards on Sunday, becoming the ninth player to do so.
Barkley admitted that there is a part of him that wants to break the record, but he says that there is a bigger goal in mind.
“He asked me if I wanted to play, if I wanted to go. On Sunday, I probably didn’t care,” Barkley said this week. “When I slept on it, it was an opportunity to put my name in football history. [I] he may never get another chance like that again.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs with the ball against the Carolina Panthers during the first quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. (Photos by Bill Streicher-Imagn)
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“So I’m down. But in the end, I don’t care about putting the team at risk.”
Instead, he would finish with 2,005 yards.
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