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Saquon Barkley embodied the rivalry between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles when he ran the football for Big Blue ahead of the 2024 season.
Barkley played for the Giants from 2018-2023 and admitted Wednesday that he wasn’t a fan of Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni during that time. But now that he’s tormenting Philadelphia’s defenses, they can’t get enough of him.
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Saquon Barkley #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with head coach Nick Sirianni against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on September 4, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
“I couldn’t stand that mother beep,” Barkley said via NBC Sports Philadelphia. “I couldn’t.”
Specifically, this was after the Eagles eliminated the Giants from the playoffs during the 2022 season – the last time New York made the playoffs. He said the moment Sirianni savored victory in front of the cameras was something that didn’t sit well with him.
“And that stuck with me for a very long time. And so I wasn’t a fan of him,” he added.
Now it’s totally different.
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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley celebrates a first down against Washington Commanders safety Will Harris (3) during the first half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Barkley said he thought Sirianni “didn’t get a lot of respect” and that his attention to detail was why he had so much success with Philadelphia.
Sirianni took over as head coach in 2021 after working with the Indianapolis Colts as offensive coordinator. Since then, the Eagles have never had a losing season and have appeared in two Super Bowls, winning one against the Kansas City Chiefs earlier this year.
He is 58-25 in 83 games and 6-3 in the playoffs.
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The Eagles have two more games left in the regular season before returning to the playoffs. Philadelphia has already clinched the NFC East title.
