Ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles' final game of the season against the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley may be trolling his old team with a new ad.
Barkley, who played six seasons with the G-Men before joining the Eagles this offseason, appeared in an ad for the sleep aid Unisom.
But the ad featured a cryptic message that may or may not have been directed at Giants owner John Mara, who said, “If Saquon goes to Philadelphia, I'm going to sleep.'' “It's going to be difficult,” he infamously said.
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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, 26, stands on the field during a timeout during the third quarter against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium. (Jeff Burke-Imagine image)
“I wrote a lullaby because I heard some people have trouble sleeping,” Barclay said in the ad. “Rock-a-bye, baby, I'm lying awake in bed with 2,000 thoughts running through my head. It's definitely hard to lose sleep over soccer, but not for me. Good night, everyone.”
Well, that's exactly what happened, with Barkley putting up historic numbers with the Birds.
The Giants were featured on the offseason edition of HBO's “Hard Knocks,” and Mara said he had no interest in retaining Barkley, whom his predecessor, Dave Gettleman, drafted second overall. During the conversation, he made the now infamous comment. 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 on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Barkley will be rested for the playoffs in Week 18, but this leaves him 101 yards away from becoming the NFL's single-season rushing yards leader, further humiliating the Giants. But on Sunday, he ran for 167 yards to become the ninth player to surpass the 2,000-yard mark.
Barkley admitted he has a desire to break the record, but says he has a bigger goal in mind.
“He asked me if I wanted to play, if I wanted to do it. On Sunday, I probably didn't really care,” Barkley said this week. “When I slept on it, I thought, this is my chance to write my name in football history. (I) may never get that opportunity again.”
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, 26, runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher Iman Images)
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“So, I'm depressed. But at the end of the day, I don't care about putting the team at risk.”
Instead, he would end up with 2,005 yards.
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