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The Philadelphia Eagles signed ex-New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley to a three-year, $37.75 million contract last March, ending his six-year tenure with their NFC East rivals.
As it turns out, the Giants were reportedly unhappy that the "framework" of the contract was done before the free agent negotiating window opened on March 11, per ESPN's Jordan Raanan and Tim McManus.
"The Giants weren't thrilled that the framework of a deal was reportedly done before the start of the free agent negotiating window, front office sources told ESPN.