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Eva Geitheim

Saquon Barkley Downplays Emotions of Facing Former Team Ahead of Eagles-Giants

For the second time since joining the Eagles last year, running back Saquon Barkley will return to MetLife Stadium to face his former team, the Giants. Barkley spent the first six years of his career with New York, but signed with Philadelphia in 2024 after he was unable to get an extension done with the Giants.

Though a Prime Video documentary that details Barkley's career, his frustrations during negotiations with the Giants and even shows him requesting a trade at one point will be released on the same day as Eagles–Giants, Barkley doesn't think Thursday's game will be an emotional affair.

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