New York Giants co-owner John Mara joked he was "upset" with Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley over his commercial and talked to him about it on Sunday.
Saquon Barkley is not playing against the Giants, and his season ends with 2,005 rushing yards, 100 shy of Eric Dickerson's NFL single-season record.
"For me the biggest part of losing Saquon was the locker room aspect," tight end Daniel Bellinger said in ESPN's story. "Just having him as a leader and a guy that when there were times like, what do we do, he would be like 'Go play!' He brought an energy that sometimes we needed out there."
In 2024, Barkley was on the verge of surpassing NFL legend Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing yards record. Dickerson holds the record at 2,105 yards, a historic feat he achieved with the Los Angeles Rams in 1984.
One sleeping aids company saw the perfect opportunity for some saucy marketing from the Barkley-Giants saga and teamed up with the Philadelphia Eagles star to make a clever ad that seemed to poke fun at Giants owner John Mara.
The Giants owner went viral over the summer after he was caught saying “I’ll have a tough time sleeping if Saquon goes to Philadelphia” during an episode of Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants.
Barkley didn't get another chance at topping 2,105 rushing yards, but he did match Dickerson's historic 1984 season in another area.
New York Giants co-owner John Mara joked he was "upset" with Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley over his commercial and talked to him about it on Sunday.