Giants' Saquon Barkley doesn't care for Jets hype: 'Can’t really get too caught up in that'

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When the New York Giants and New York Jets played their annual "Snoopy Bowl" at MetLife Stadium to wrap up their preseason schedule, all eyes were on the shiny new quarterback in green and white who took the field for the first time. 

Aaron Rodgers has breathed new life into a franchise that owns the longest playoff drought in American sports at 12 years. The Jets also signed guys like Dalvin Cook, Allen Lazard, Randall Cobb and others, which vaulted their status to Super Bowl contender instead of simply reaching the playoffs. 

Rodgers and his presumed favorite target this season, Garrett Wilson, hooked up for a touchdown among their connection this past Saturday against the Giants' backups on defense, and cheers flooded the stadium. On the other sideline, Giants star running back Saquon Barkley understood why the hype is so real for his MetLife Stadium counterpart. 

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Giants running back Saquon Barkley speaks to Curtis High School student-athletes at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Aug. 28, 2023. (Six Star )

"I was a Jets fan going up, so I can see why there’s a lot of buzz going on," Barkley told Fox News Digital at a promotional even in New York City on Sunday. "Having a guy like Aaron Rodgers, that caliber of player that he is, the type of talent that he is. They got a good thing going over there, and it’s going to be fun when we get to play them in a couple weeks in October."

The Jets have been getting all the exposure this season as the NFL's most popular team, from the Rodgers acquisition, to their "Hard Knocks" episodes on HBO each week. All eyes in the New York and national