It was a Wednesday before a Sunday game, the first day of the game week reporters have access to NFL locker rooms, which means it’s officially Saquon Barkley Week here, where Barkley won the 2018 rookie of the year award and in six seasons with the New York Giants became the franchise’s fourth-leading rusher.

Giants game Oct. 20 will mark the first time two-time Pro Bowler Saquon Barkley suits up in the visiting team's locker at MetLife Stadium.

As Saquon Barkley prepares for his first game against his former team, the New York Giants, the Eagles star running back expresses confidence that Giants fans won’t greet him with hostility. But their reaction may tell a different story.

If you want to be there to root on the resilient Big Blue or boo Barkley, last-minute tickets are still available for the Giants-Eagles week seven MetLife matchup. At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats was $157 before fees on Vivid Seats. 100-level seats start at $222 before fees.

When Saquon Barkley signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in free agency, this was the game that NFL fans immediately circled. The star running back will make his return to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, this week as the Birds (3-2) take on the New York Giants (2-4) in an NFC East clash.

Saquon Barkley said he's not viewing his return to MetLife Stadium on Sunday as a revenge game. "The most important thing is winning, whether I have 300 yards or I have 10 yards, as long as we win," he said.

When Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley takes the field at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon, he's confident that fans of the New York Giants will treat him with respect. After spending the first six years of his career in East Rutherford,

Saquon Barkley will return to MetLife Stadium on Sunday, this time in a Philadelphia Eagles jersey to play against the New York Giants. Barkley signed a three-year deal with the Eagles after spending six seasons with the Giants.