New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley will be an unrestricted free agent come next Wednesday unless he and the team can agree to a new, long-term deal.
If a deal is not struck, Barkley will be eligible to sign with any team he chooses. Former Giant great Tiki Barber — now a top sports radio host at WFAN in New York — is urging Barkley to not sign with one of the Giants’ most hated rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles.
Barber advised Barkley not to cross that “thick green line.”
Tiki warns Saquon Barkley to not sign with the Eagles.
— Evan and Tiki (@EvanandTikiWFAN) March 8, 2024
“I still want him here,” Barber told his co-host, Evan Roberts, on Thursday.
“The last thing I want him to do is go anywhere else. But if he goes to Philadelphia, I’m not even saying his name. I might not say his name again.”
Barber said that he would address Barkley by his middle name (Rasul) if he signed with Philadelphia and also had the same warning about signing with the Dallas Cowboys.
Both the Eagles and Cowboys are expected to make offers to the top running backs in this year’s free agent class. Dallas appears to be moving off Tony Pollard and the Eagles are not expected to re-sign D’Andre Swift. Both players will also be free agents next week.
Meanwhile, the Eagles and Barkley reportedly have a “mutual interest.”
