Lengthy earlier than they paired up as members of the Philadelphia Eagles, working again Saquon Barkley and offensive lineman Nick Gates performed side-by-side as teammates for the New York Giants.
Gates marveled at Barkley’s dynamic athleticism and game-breaking capability which is why he, like so many others, was shocked when the Giants let him stroll.
Barkley, after all, went on to dominate at historic ranges right here in 2025, making the choice appear all of the extra “loopy” to Gates.
“I believed they had been loopy,” Gates informed the New York Submit. “How do you let that kind of participant go? The offensive line teams I used to be a part of weren’t super-great. We had been at all times ranked bottom-half. He nonetheless did fairly properly with what he had. It’s cool to see him attain the objectives everyone knew he may attain.”
Normal supervisor Joe Schoen is strict in the case of his positional valuations and the 2 sides couldn’t bridge what was rumored to be a $2 million hole.
Consequently, the Giants misplaced the face of their franchise for completely nothing, whereas Barkley helped lead the Eagles to Tremendous Bowl LIX — a nightmare state of affairs for co-owner John Mara.
Sadly for Gates, he gained’t seem within the recreation after being positioned on injured reserve (IR) however will nonetheless be on the sideline supporting his workforce and former Giants counterpart, Saquon Barkley.
