Saquon Barkley is one win closer to actualizing Super Bowl dream with Eagles
NY Post
The moment that Saquon Barkley had in mind when he gave up a little extra money finally is here.
After nearly two years of haggling over a contract with the Giants then discovering that his market valuation was correct at the start of free agency, Barkley decided that chasing Super Bowl rings close to his childhood home was worth not picking the highest bidder and landing further from contention.
Barkley turned down at least two bigger offers to sign a three-year, $37.75 million contract with the Eagles, league sources said.
Those other offers, whispered in league circles, led Giants general manager Joe Schoen — who didn’t make any offer last offseason even though Barkley said he’d give his original team a chance to match what he was going to sign — to momentarily think that the Eagles were “out,” as HBO’s “Hard Knocks” revealed.
“The only thing that matters is how you compete as a team,” Barkley said after Wednesday’s practice. “If you don’t have a great team, it won’t matter. I think I’m a prime example of that right now.”
Barkley’s chance to lead the Eagles into Super Bowl LIX and add to one of the all-time great seasons by a free agent who changed teams arrives at 3 p.m.
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On a night when the opposing coach compared his acumen on the boards to Dennis Rodman’s, Josh Hart moved ever closer toward joining an elite category of rebounders in NBA history.
Neither the Giants nor Cowboys played on Sunday, but the two sides went at each other anyway.
A minute to go in regulation became 20 seconds to go in regulation, the shots over the final two periods were 27 for the Rangers and eight for Colorado, the scoring chances over that span were 22-10 for the Blueshirts against one of the most highly skilled and dangerous opponents in the league.
With his Eagles in control and cruising toward an appearance in Super Bowl 2025, Jalen Brunson didn’t hesitate to toss a jab toward Knicks teammate Josh Hart — who was in attendance at Lincoln Financial Field supporting the Commanders in Philadelphia’s NFC Championship win.
Saturday’s Knicks victory was delayed for about 10 minutes because of a bent rim that was actually straight.
The Knicks-Kings game on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden was delayed 10 minutes to check if there was a rim malfunction.
The moment that Saquon Barkley had in mind when he gave up a little extra money finally is here.
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The wait for the Jets general manager continued Friday.
Is this going to matter?
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