New York Giants Co-Owner John Mara Jokes About Being Upset with Saquon Barkley Over Commercial
New York Giants co-owner John Mara joked Monday that he was upset with Saquon Barkley over a commercial he did, which seemingly took a shot at the end of his tenure with the team. Mara famously said during an episode of “Hard Knocks” earlier this year that he would have trouble sleeping if Barkley joined the Philadelphia Eagles in the offseason. Sure enough, Barkley signed with the Eagles and helped them to an NFC East title.
Barkley’s commercial aired last weekend, and Mara talked about it after he announced the team would retain general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll for the 2025 season. “I called him before the game and told him I was very upset with him based on our relationship of so many years,” Mara said. “He said, ‘What do you mean?’ I said at least you could’ve done was ask me to be in the commercial with you.”
Mara is the uncle of actresses Rooney and Kata Mara, and he joked that there is an acting gene in their family. Barkley’s commercial for Unisom was released on Thursday, in which he sang a lullaby about not being able to sleep over football. Mara finished 101 yards short of the single-season rushing yards record.
The Philadelphia Eagles will play the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card round of the playoffs.