Tiki Barber followed through on his promise to harangue Saquon Barkley if he joined the Eagles.
Barkley left the Giants for their division rivals in Philadelphia on a three-year deal worth $37.75 million, with $26 million guaranteed.
Last week on WFAN, Barber, a fellow former Giants running back, warned Barkley not to sign with the Eagles, but it clearly did not influence the outcome.
“He’s dead to us now. You’re dead to us, Saquon,” Barber said on “Evan & Tiki” on Monday on WFAN. “Good luck, you’re dead to me.”
Shaun Morash, the third voice on the show alongside Barber and Evan Roberts, sarcastically applauded the Eagles for the signing.
“Philly, enjoy the nine games he’ll play next year,” Morash said. “See ya Saquon, enjoy those overrated cheesesteaks.”
Barkley, 27, has played in 43 total regular season games for the Giants over the past three years, after playing just two games in 2020 due to a torn ACL suffered in Week 2 against the Bears.
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Meanwhile, Roberts criticized Giants general manager Joe Schoen for not putting the franchise tag on Barkley for a second consecutive year and dangling the running back in a trade.
“I think the Giants effed this up on so many levels,” Roberts opined. “Take a phone call. We don’t know what a team would have offered.”
Barber disagreed with Roberts on the idea that the Giants should have traded Barkley during the season last year, saying it would have decimated the locker room.
Barkley carried the ball 247 times for 962 yards and six touchdowns, also catching 41 balls for 280 yards and four touchdowns, in 14 games last season.
Last week, Barber urged Barkley to go to the Ravens, Texans or Chargers if unable to reach a deal with the Giants, but said that the running back would drain his goodwill with the fan base if he went to the division rival.
“That Saquon would even contemplate going to play for that team in Philadelphia is insulting to his Giants legacy,” Barber had said.
“Do not go to the Eagles, because if you do that appreciation and respect and reverence that we all have for you, Saquon, will be lost. It will be gone. We want to still respect and love him.”
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