Throughout the offseason, Saquon Barkley will be the talk of the New York Giants, and his most recent post on X seems to have drawn the interest of NFL supporters.
“Playoff football is like nothing else!” Barkley exclaimed, “I have to go back!”
There’s nothing like playoff football! I have to return!
— January 15, 2024, Saquon Barkley (@saquon)
The well-crafted post received over 4K likes and 300 retweets in the first hour, and it was just vague enough to draw attention. Furthermore, it gave Barkley a plausible deniability.
This quote could mean “I have to get the Giants back to the playoffs,” but it could also mean Barkley is willing to sign with a competing team. In the comments, fans begged the superstar playmaker.
One NYG fan replied, “Don’t leave King 😭,” and another wrote, “you will with the [Baltimore] ravens.”
A third user said, “Tell the giants to free you then,” and a fourth said, “Playoff football? Returning? Who has returned? The [Houston] Texans. Confirmed Saquon to the Texans.
Ultimately, a widely shared Giants response was, “We gonna be back next year bro🤞.”
Saquon Barkley, according to an NFL champion, is “dying in New York”
Following Barkley’s open discussion with reporters following Week 18, a number of people, including former NFL offensive lineman Willie Colon on The Carton Show, offered their opinions on the ball carrier’s possible future with the Giants.
“If I were him, I’m like, listen, do what you want but I’m not showing up,” said the Pittsburgh Steelers’ former Super Bowl victor. “I would fight to the death to escape the building with myself.”
“I think [Barkley is] dying in New York,” Colon added later. He’s a great running back in my opinion, and he’s useful in the locker room. Having said that, I would struggle to get out of there.
The veteran NFL player did play for the crosstown rival Jets for the second half of his career, so he does have some experience in the city.
That was done a year ago. Therefore, in regards to the possibility of a franchise tag in 2024, Barkley said, “I’m numb to it.” “I don’t feel anything at all toward that.”
The Giants running back came to the conclusion that “just don’t wait until March 5” if Big Blue was going to tag him. Continuing: “Just get it over with. If not, please release me. Easy.
