Giants’ Saquon Barkley reveals fan comment that prompted sideline spat: ‘That just doesn't sit well with me’

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New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley revealed the comment a fan made during last week’s loss against the Miami Dolphins that triggered him to shout back in defense of quarterback Daniel Jones. 

Speaking with the media on Thursday, Barkley addressed what had been behind the now-viral video that showed him interacting with someone in the crowd during last weekend’s 31-16 loss at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) watches from the sidelines during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium. ( Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)

"We live in New York and New Jersey, and we play for the New York Giants – that’s expected. They want a team that’s going to go out there and win. So when it's the booing, when it's the cheering, when they say all this, I’m okay with that," Barkley explained.

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"That doesn’t bother me. I don’t let that get under my skin. But that moment, especially when [Jones], someone who would give his freaking all for this franchise and for this city and go out there and risk it every single day and do whatever he can to bring a Super Bowl to this city, to this organization, and he just hurt his neck, and he’s sitting in a blue tent getting checked on for his neck, and you got a fan just motherf---ing him. That just doesn't sit well with me. He’s helpless. He can’t do anything.

Bradley Chubb, #2 of the Miami Dolphins, tackles Daniel Jones, #8 of the New York Giants, during the first quarter at Hard Rock Stadium on October 8, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Florida.