Saquon Barkley didn’t think boos would rain down from the MetLife Stadium seats filled with New York Giants fans as he returned to the field he used to call home as a Philadelphia Eagle for the first time.
But when he touched the ball, that’s all he heard on Sunday, though they got more silent as he carved up the Giants’ defense for 176 yards rushing – the most of his Eagles career thus far – with a touchdown in the 28-3 blowout win for Philadelphia.
Barkley said he wasn’t considering this a revenge game as he went against the team with which he spent his first six seasons in the NFL before signing with what used to be his NFC East rival…