Saquon Barkley knew who was chasing him down, and determined to rub it in.
The previous Giants operating again broke off a 62-yard landing run late within the first quarter of Sunday’s divisional spherical playoff recreation to place the Eagles up 13-7 at Lincoln Monetary Discipline, however earlier than crossing into the top zone, he appeared again and noticed Rams rookie linebacker Jared Verse operating after him.
The identical Jared Verse who advised the Los Angeles Instances that he “hate(s)” Eagles followers, calling them “so annoying.”
Barkley appeared again at Verse a number of occasions whereas slowing down as he approached the top zone, a means of taunting Verse over his feedback.
Barkley was requested about Verse’s feedback within the lead-up to the sport.
“Probably not the smartest thing to say when you’re coming to Philadelphia,” Barkley mentioned.
Verse did stroll close to the stands throughout warmups and held his hand to his ear as Eagles followers booed him.
Barkley’s landing run got here on a third-and-4 from the Eagles’ 38-yard line and marked his first playoff rating with the Eagles; he scored twice with the Giants two years in the past. The Eagles led 13-10 on the half.
His landing comes on the heels of his standout efficiency in a wild-card win over the Packers, wherein he ran 25 occasions for 119 yards.
After six seasons with the Giants, Barkley signed a three-year, $37.75 million contract with $26 million assured final offseason with the Eagles, and he went on to have a profession 12 months.
His 345 carries, 2,005 yards dashing and 13 dashing touchdowns have been all career-highs; he did that in 16 video games, resting in Week 18 whereas he was 100 yards away from Eric Dickerson’s single-season dashing report.
It was a tough week for the popularity of Philly followers after Ryan Caldwell was caught on video spewing vile feedback at a feminine Packers fan final week, calling her a “dumb c–t.”
Caldwell was subsequently banned from Lincoln Monetary Discipline and fired from his job at BCT Companions, a DEI-focused administration consulting agency.
