Giants' Kayvon Thibodeaux Reacts to Saquon Barkley's 60-Yard Eagles TD with GIF
January 26, 2025
It took the Philadelphia Eagles all but one play to get Saquon Barkley going.
On Philadelphia's first offensive play of the game against the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship, the star running back exploded for a 60-yard touchdown run.
Barkley's former New York Giants teammate, defensive lineman Kayvon Thibodeaux, had a hilarious response to the quick touchdown on social media.
Barkley had a historic regular season, rushing for 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns on 345 carries in his first year with the Eagles. His rushing yards total fell just 100 yards shy of the single-season record.
Barkley, playing in just the second postseason of his career, hasn't taken his foot off the gas in the playoffs. He had 119 rushing yards in Philadelphia's wild-card win over the Green Bay Packers before racking up 205 yards and two touchdowns in the divisional round against the Los Angeles Rams.
Based on how he started the day on Sunday, it seems Barkley is on his way to another big game against the Commanders.
Thibodeaux and the Giants sorely missed Barkley this season as they went 3-14, marking their fewest wins since 2017.
Ultimately, general manager Joe Schoen and the Giants front office weren't willing to pay Barkley what the Eagles were. After Barkley joined Philadelphia this offseason, he revealed on social media that New York never even made him an offer.
It's safe to say Barkley was well worth the three-year, $37.75 million contract the Eagles gave him this offseason, as he's gotten them to within just one game of the Super Bowl.