Last Sunday, Saquon Barkley yelled at a fan in his own ranks during the game against the Miami Dolphins. In his eyes, the NFL professional from the New York Giants did this for good reason.
In his team’s 16:31 defeat last weekend, Barkley was once again forced to watch due to an ankle injury. As a result, he apparently noticed the fan reactions more intensively on the sidelines. And what he heard made him extremely angry.
“The expectation is that they want a team that competes and wins. Whether it’s booed or cheered, I’m okay with that. I’m not going to let it get under my skin,” Barkley told the NJ website on Thursday .com” initially still understands its own followers.
However, when Daniel Jones, the Giants’ starting quarterback, was gossiped about behind him, the 26-year-old went overboard. Especially since the quarterback in this situation was treated for a neck injury.
“In this moment, especially because DJ is someone who’s doing his damnedest for this franchise and this city… and he’s sitting in a blue tent getting his neck checked and you have a fan just watching him [beleidigt]”I didn’t like it,” Barkley justified his verbal outburst.
NFL fans should show more empathy, according to Saquon Barkley
In contrast to teammate Evan Neal, who made a derogatory remark that included calling his own fans “followers,” Barkley at least struck a conciliatory tone on Thursday.
“If the fans don’t like the product we offer, we have to offer them a product that they are happy about,” the RB admitted, while at the same time calling for a little more compassion for himself and his NFL colleagues. “So go ahead and boo. But also have compassion.”