Ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles’ season finale against the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley may be trolling his old team with his new advertisement. The former Giants running back, who played six seasons with the team before joining the Eagles this past offseason, starred in an ad for Unisom, a sleep aid.
The ad posted a cryptic message that may or may not be directed at Giants owner John Mara, who famously said he would “have a hard time sleeping if Saquon goes to Philadelphia.” In the ad, Barkley says, “I heard some of you were having trouble sleeping, so I wrote you a lullaby. Rockabye baby, awake in your bed, as the thought of 2,000 swirls in your head. It sure is tough to lose sleep over football – not for me, though. Good night to you all.”
Barkley is having a historic season with the Eagles, and with 101 yards short of the NFL’s single-season rushing yards record, he will rest for the playoffs in Week 18, leaving him 101 yards short of the record.
Despite having the opportunity to break the record, Barkley has decided to sit out the final game and finish with 2,005 yards, saying, “In the end of the day, I don’t care for putting the team at risk.”