Tiki Barber didn’t mince words when discussing Saquon Barkley’s Week 1 performance. It wasn’t only the 15 carries for 6 yards that prompted the former Giants running back’s criticism of the current Giants running back.
Barber questioned whether Barkley should remain an every-down back because “he doesn’t want to hit anybody” in pass protection.
Barkley heard Barber’s comments and said yesterday he didn’t take it personally.
“Obviously Tiki is a legend, did a lot of great things for this franchise,” Barkley said, via Zack Rosenblatt of NJ.com. “I’m not gonna look at it as disrespect. I’m gonna look at it as a challenge. But it’s the same thing with him as everybody else: I don’t care about anybody’s outside opinions. I’m really only focused on the opinions in this building. I try to come to work every single day and get better.”
Barkley has not talked to Barber since Barber made his comments.
Source: NBC Sports
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