Saquon Barkley isn’t expecting Giants fans to want him back in blue, white and red anytime soon.
Former Giants quarterback Eli Manning joked that Barkley, who played for the Giants for the first six years of his career before leaving for Philadelphia ahead of the 2024 season, should switch teams when the Giants host the Eagles on Oct. 9.
That date is the same day a new documentary on Barkley drops on Prime Video, which famed director Martin Scorsese is producing, and Manning joked during Monday’s edition of the “Manningcast” on ESPN that Barkley switching teams in that game would be a quintessential Scorsese twist.
“I don’t think any Giants fan ever wants to see me in a Giants uniform again,” Barkley said.
“You know the saying, once a Giant, always a Giant. I hope that still stays true for me.”
The running back’s decision to sign with the Eagles haunted the Giants last season, especially after Barkley helped Philadelphia win a Super Bowl by rushing for a career-best 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Barkley earned the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award as well.
The doc will focus on different parts of his career, and it will show the “love and support” he has for the Giants.
“The beauty of this doc is the growth of the last five years from my injury up to going to Philly and winning a Super Bowl,” Barkley said. “It shows the trials and tribulations and all the work that I put in to get back into it. But it also shows the love and support that I have for the Giants organization.”
Elsewhere Monday, Barkley confirmed that Eli Manning was the one who inspired the running back’s reverse hurdle in 2024.