Ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles‘ season finale in opposition to the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley is perhaps trolling his outdated workforce together with his new commercial.
Barkley, who performed six seasons with the G-Men before joining the Eagles this previous offseason, starred in an advert for Unisom, a sleep support.
But the advert posted a cryptic message that will or is probably not directed at Giants proprietor John Mara, who infamously stated he would “have a tough time sleeping if Saquon goes to Philadelphia.”
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Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley (26) stands on the sphere throughout a timeout in opposition to the Washington Commanders through the third quarter at Northwest Stadium. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)
“I heard a few of you have been having hassle sleeping, so I wrote you a lullaby,” Barkley stated within the advert. “Rockabye child, awake in your mattress, because the considered 2,000 swirls in your head. It positive is hard to lose sleep over soccer – not for me, although. Good evening to you all.”
Well, that is precisely what occurred, and Barkley is placing up historic numbers with the Birds.
The Giants were featured in HBO’s “Hard Knocks” offseason version, and Mara made the now-notorious assertion in a dialogue with basic supervisor Joe Schoen, who by no means appeared all too all in favour of retaining Barkley, who was drafted second total by his predecessor Dave Gettleman in 2018.
Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley (26) runs the ball in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys through the second half of an NFL soccer recreation, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Barkley will relaxation for the playoffs in Week 18, which is able to go away him 101 yards in need of turning into the NFL’s single-season speeding yards king and save the Giants from much more embarrassment. But, he surpassed the two,000-yard mark after operating for 167 yards on Sunday, turning into the ninth participant to take action.
Barkley admitted there is part of him that desires to interrupt the document, however he says there’s a larger purpose in thoughts.
“He requested me if I wished to play, if I wished to go for it. On Sunday, I in all probability did not care an excessive amount of for it,” Barkley stated this week. “When I slept on it, was like, it is a possibility to implant my title in soccer historical past. [I] could by no means get one other alternative like that once more.
Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley (26) runs with the ball in opposition to the Carolina Panthers through the first quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)
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“So I’m down. But ultimately of the day, I do not take care of placing the workforce in danger.”
Instead, he’ll end with 2,005 yards.
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