Overview

• Documentary footage shows Barkley asking owner John Mara on July 17, 2023 for permission to seek a trade, and Mara refusing, calling Barkley too valuable to the franchise.
• Barkley says talks felt like “a spit in my face,” and the film cites a Giants offer of roughly $11.5 million annually with $23 million guaranteed; he says he would have accepted about $10–11 million if handled differently.
• New York kept Barkley through 2023 on the tag, did not trade him at midseason, and declined to tag him again in 2024, leading to his free agency.
• He signed with the Eagles for three years and $37.75 million with $26 million guaranteed, then delivered 2,005 rushing yards, an Offensive Player of the Year award and a Super Bowl title in 2024.
• Listed with knee “general soreness,” Barkley was upgraded to limited on the Eagles’ estimated report and says he will play Thursday night at MetLife Stadium against the Giants.