Saquon Burkey didn’t take Tiki Barber’s jab at him as he lay there.
The WFAN afternoon host slammed the current Eagles running back for his decision to sign with rival Philadelphia, saying the former No. 2 overall pick is “dead for us.” You are dead to us, Saquon. ”
The over-the-top comment quickly went viral on social media and was brought back to Barkley. Barkley had no problem flaming Barber after agreeing to a three-year contract worth up to $37.75 million with Philadelphia with $26 million guaranteed. his own response.
“@TikiBarber lol, yeah, you’re a prime example of team loyalty.” Berkeley hits back on social media. “I got the contract I wanted and secured more GM than I’ve ever been given…so if the fans hate me for that, that’s fine! But I’m going to turn my back on my teammates. I never turned against them, I was always on their side.”
Berkeley didn’t stop there either.
“@TikiBarber, I’ve hated you ever since I came to New York…and all the ‘dead to me’ talk, don’t put a smile on your face when you look at me.” NFLer wrote:
Barber is someone who isn’t afraid to express his unfiltered opinions, and Barkley clearly didn’t take too kindly to the meaning of the former athlete turned sports talk host’s words. .
He appeared to backtrack on some of the things he said later on Monday’s show, specifically saying the “dead to me” comment was “basically a joke.”
Barkley’s quip about Barkley’s “loyalty to the team” was a criticism of Barber’s decision to retire after his prime 2006 season due to dissatisfaction with head coach Tom Coughlin and other aspects of the organization. It looked like.
The Giants won the Super Bowl the year after Barber retired.
“I mean, I quit the game because I was tired of getting beat up, and by the way, they won the Super Bowl after that. What are you talking about?” WFAN said in response to Barkley. Barber said in a clip posted to X. “I’ve been retired for 17 or 18 years. I’m in the media now. The fact that my emotional reaction was in response to you going to the Philadelphia Eagles, by the way. , is the voice of many Giants fans.
“I think the majority are Giants fans. And you’re going to come back and talk about things from 17 years ago that you don’t even understand or misrepresent. Then so be it.”
Barber also added that he likes Barkley and claimed he “does nothing but support” the running back.
But the sports talk host couldn’t help but joke at the end, adding, “You know what legacy I have with the New York Giants.”
Barkley and the Eagles have been linked since it was revealed the Giants would allow the Penn State product to become a free agent for the first time in his career.
Barber opposed the idea of Barkley going to the Eagles last week, saying on WFAN that it would be “an insult to the history and legacy of the Giants,” and calling outgoing program director Spike Eskin a “traitor.” ” he called. ”
The 27-year-old started 74 games in six seasons with the Giants, rushing for 5,211 yards and 35 touchdowns.
Barkley gained an additional 2,100 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns during that time.
