Eagles’ Saquon Barkley to Daniel Jones after Giants release: ‘I’m doing well over here’

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley doesn’t want former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones to give up on himself.
Jones, whom the Giants drafted in the first round of the 2019 draft, was benched for Tommy DeVito this past week. On Friday, the Giants granted Jones’ request to be released, and on Saturday, the Giants, with Tommy DeVito at quarterback, lost 30-7 to the Buccaneers. They are 2-9.
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Two years ago, New York signed Jones to a four-year, $160 million contract extension and chose not to extend Barkley.
After playing with the Giants for six seasons, Barkley signed a three-year, $37.5 million contract with the Eagles this past offseason. Through 12 weeks, he’s amassed 1,137 rushing yards, the second-most in the NFL, and the Eagles are 8-2 entering Sunday night’s game.
Barkley has become more dominant in Philadelphia. He believes that Jones could play better with a new team, too.
“I’ve been in contact with him. Our friendship has stayed close throughout the whole process of me being here,” Barkley told reporters Friday. “It sucks to see how everything went down for him over there. I’ve got nothing but great things to say about him. You’re not going to really find anybody that can really say a lot of negative things about him.
“It’s the NFL. Hopefully, wherever he ends up next, they’re going to get a guy who comes in and works. It didn’t work for me over there, and I’m doing well over here. Hopefully, he can find the same fresh start and success.”
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