Saquon Barkley played the first five seasons of his NFL career with the New York Giants with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. And as he now heads to the Philadelphia Eagles, his former head coach wishes him the best – unless he’s facing him on the field.
During a press conference this week, New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll addressed the departure of Saquon Barkley as he had a pretty clear message fro the superstar running back.
“This is what it is every year in the NFL. You meet great people, whether it’s coaches, players, staff members, and unfortunately everybody doesn’t stick together the entire time, it’s not what it was 30, 40 years ago,” Daboll said according to Pro Football Talk. “I’ve got a tremendous amount of respect for Saquon and all the players that went on to other places. It’s a special group when you’re going through an NFL season, you’ve got to go through ups and downs. . . . Wish him all the best except when he is playing the Giants.”
Barkley has emerged as one of the most dominant running backs in the country over the past few years. We’ll have to see how he performs for the Eagles this upcoming season.
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