Giants’ Saquon Barkley defends viral video of sideline spat with fan: ‘Stop reaching’

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New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley defended himself on social media Sunday night after a video began circulating of him angrily engaging with a fan during the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Barkley, who has been sidelined with an ankle sprain since the Giants’ Week 2 win over the Arizona Cardinals, was seen shouting in the direction of fans in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley watches from the sidelines during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on October 2, 2023. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)

The two-time Pro Bowl running back addressed the video on his own social media, explaining that he was defending quarterback Daniel Jones after he left Sunday’s 31-16 loss early in the fourth quarter with an apparent neck injury.

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"Stop reaching and trying to make it a me vs fans thing," Barkley said in a post. "I’m not gonna just sit there and not say anything while you talk crazy to 8 (Jones) after he just got hurt… buddy knew he was in the wrong."

Jones took a beating on the field for the second week in a row. He was sacked six times and took several hard hits throughout the game. In the previous week’s loss against the Seattle Seahawks, Jones was sacked 11 times.

"I think we’ve played some physical games against physical defenses, and I think we all probably feel it," Jones told reporters Sunday night. "It’s football, it’s part of the game."

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