Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley didn\u2019t think he would get booed in his first game back at MetLife Stadium facing the New York Giants on Sunday. He was wrong.<\/p>\n
Barkley shared that he saw\u00a0Giants fans burning his jersey<\/a>\u00a0in the parking lot of MetLife before kickoff at 1 p.m., and when he ran onto the field for the Eagles\u2019 first drive of the game, he was greeted by loud boos ringing around the stadium.<\/p>\n In light of Barkley receiving backlash from his former fanbase, ex-Eagles center Jason Kelce took to social media to defend the running back.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the life of me, I don\u2019t understand why Giants fans hate Saquon for what happened, and not the Giants organization for the fact he is an Eagle,\u201d Kelce wrote. \u201cThey have absolutely no one to blame other than the Giants ownership and management decisions for why he is no longer a Giant. Obviously understand their hate of the Eagles, and desire for him not to succeed, just very odd this energy is directed at him more so than the organization\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n For the life of me, I don\u2019t understand why Giants fans hate Saquon for what happened, and not the Giants organization for the fact he is an Eagle. They have absolutely no one to blame other than the Giants ownership and management decisions for why he is no longer a Giant.\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/qnyTeLRJT1<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) October 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n