[T]he star running back who was the face of the franchise the previous six seasons, left to join the rival Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent in March.
Former Giants running back Tiki Barber declared at the time on his drive-time radio show on WFAN, “You’re dead to us!” The tongue-and-cheek comment seemed to speak for a large portion of the fan base on social media, where the nickname “Snaquon Barkley” was born.
Barkley took offense and fired back at Barber. He didn’t seem to like the blowback for making what he viewed as a business decision.