EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Coming into MetLife Stadium to face the New York Giants for the first time as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Saquon Barkley said he saw fans burning his old Giants jersey.
Barkley said he found that “crazy,” and then he did what he normally would have done in a big game for the Giants. No. 26 played big. He ran around and through his former teammates and torched them for 176 yards and a touchdown in leading the Eagles to a 28-3 victory over the inept Giants on Sunday.
His exploits turned the jeers he received on his first series into cheers at the end…