When the ridicule of the New York Giants for letting Saquon Barkley leave to in-division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles, couldn't get any worse, Pro Football Network ranked Saquon Barkley in their top 10 on their list of the best free agent signings since 1993.

Saquon Barkley spent six years with the Giants and won one playoff game. He's now in the Super Bowl with the Eagles, Big Blue's bitter rivals.

As Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley leads his team to Sunday’s Super Bowl game, the New York Giants remain a punching bag for at least one more game for letting him go.

One of the biggest gambles for New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen has taken during his 3+ years as the organization's chief decision maker was to let running back Saquon Barkley test the open market last offseason rather than go back to the negotiating table.

Barkley spent the first six seasons of his professional career with the Giants but was unable to come to an agreement on a long-term contract. He negotiated for two years with general manager Joe Schoen but in the end, the Giants GM let him walk over roughly $2 million.

NEW ORLEANS — Saquon Barkley doesn’t have a lot of love for the Giants general manager who let him walk out the door. He does for the one who drafted him.

From his hospital room at Memorial Sloan Kettering a week and a half ago, Hamish Fenton made a decision that he knows won’t be popular with many of his fellow Giants fans. He will root for the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl LIX. He will root for Saquon Barkley.

Former New York Giants GM Dave Gettleman is “thrilled” for Saquon Barkley and wants the world to remember that he got it right in 2018.