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Tim Capurso

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Giants owner s quote about saquon barkley resurfaced during stellar eagles debut - You Need To See This

Saquon Barkley runs with the ball during the first half of the Philadelphia Eagles' 34-29 win over the Green Bay Packers in Brazil on Friday night. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Saquon Barkley soared high in his debut with the Philadelphia Eagles, as he tallied 132 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns to power the club to a 34–29 victory on Friday night at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

And it's likely that John Mara, owner of the New York Giants—Barkley's former employer—did not sleep very well on Friday night. Mara, discussing Barkley's then-free agency bid during an episode of HBO's Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants, expressed his displeasure with the thought of Barkley going to the division-rival Eagles.

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