Giants RB Saquon Barkley Talks Cowboys Ahead of NFL Free Agency: Exclusive
As snow swept across seemingly the entire country, Heavy Sports sat down with New York Giants star Saquon Barkley for an exclusive interview during the NFL playoffs. Games are being played in the kind of weather that is perfect for a punishing runner like Barkley to thrive.
Just days earlier, the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles joined the Giants in watching the postseason from home. Barkley’s rivals both lost in the wild card round within days of each other.
When asked about gaining any sort of satisfaction in watching his foes get eliminated, Barkley admitted there was a bit of joy. The playmaker added that it was not enough to talk trash to the Cowboys stars given how the Giants season unfolded. Barkley was candid about getting “whooped” by Dallas in the team’s two matchups against New York.
It definitely put a smile on your face,” Barkley said of the Cowboys and Eagles both being eliminated early. “I definitely know for the Giants fans and Giants nation it puts a bigger smile on their faces. As a player, you don’t want to see the NFC East rival hold up the trophy.
“But at the end of the day, if I see CeeDee [Lamb] or Micah [Parsons] in Vegas [during the Super Bowl], I’m not going to be [saying], ‘Oh, look at y’all. Y’all lost in the playoffs.’ It’s like, we didn’t make it to the playoffs. We got whooped by them two times this year.”
Saquon Barkley on the Dallas Cowboys: ‘Bright Lights, Dope Stadium’
All eyes are on Barkley as the star hits NFL free agency on March 11, 2024 sparking plenty of rumors. During a January 24 interview with Complex’s Zion Olojede, Barkley left the door open to playing elsewhere.
Two teams who Vegas oddsmakers have already linked to Barkley as potential landing spots are the Cowboys and Eagles. After six seasons in the NFC East,
Barkley reflected on these rivalry matchups when asked about playing teams within the division. The star running back revealed that playing in Philadelphia lives up to the billing, while the Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium is a “dope stadium.”
“I would say probably the biggest difference is Philly, when you go to Philly,” Barkley remarked. “Just the atmosphere and environment is going to be
completely different. Jerry World is more of like bright lights, dope stadium. Philly’s more like you’re going to have kids with moms and dads cursing you out. Fans just talking all kind of nonsense to you, and you just gotta block out the noise.”
