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The New York Giants sewage rather nan look astatine what they decided to fto spell of this offseason.
Saquon Barkley, now a Philadelphia Eagle, rushed for 176 yards against his erstwhile squad this past weekend. It was nan second-best people of his full career.
The Giants seemed beautiful adamant that they were not overpaying for a moving back, but Victor Cruz says nan Giants "should be" regretting that move.
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Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley, #26, reacts aft carrying nan shot down wrong nan New York Giants' 5-yard statement during nan 2nd 4th of an NFL shot crippled connected Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
"I deliberation Sunday, that was a premier illustration of a feline that tin singlehandedly triumph games for you," Cruz said successful a caller question and reply pinch Fox News Digital.
Barkley said he was not considering this a revenge game arsenic he went against nan squad pinch which he spent his first six seasons successful nan NFL earlier signing pinch what utilized to beryllium his NFC East rival.
Cruz is calling B.S.
"If I cognize Saquon, he was chomping astatine nan spot to play nan Giants for nan first clip and really show them what type of subordinate he is, what type of jock he is, what we’re missing retired on," Cruz said.
However, location was 1 facet astir Barkley that Cruz said nan Giants mightiness miss nan most.
Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley, #26, warms up earlier nan crippled against nan New York Giants astatine MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)
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Head coach Nick Sirianni approached Barkley connected nan chair precocious successful nan game, informing him that he was 14 yards distant from mounting a caller career-high, and it was up to Barkley if he wanted to enactment in.
Barkley declined, telling his coach to "let nan young guys eat."
"That’s conscionable nan type of feline that was successful our locker room, nan type of feline that led our franchise for a number of years. The Eagles should beryllium fortunate and fortunate they sewage a feline for illustration that connected their roster, not only arsenic a player, but for who he is arsenic a personification successful that room to correspond their team."
Giants proprietor John Mara said he would person a difficult clip sleeping if Barkley, nan subordinate his squad took retired of Penn State pinch nan No. 2 wide prime successful 2018, went to nan Eagles.
Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley, #26, is pushed retired of bounds by New York Giants information Jason Pinnock, #27, during nan first half astatine MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)
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After what Barkley produced successful this game, it is easy to spot why he had that thought process.
Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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