"Probably not the smartest thing to say when you’re coming to Philadelphia," Barkley told the media. "I’ve been on the other side (when he played for the New York Giants), and

Sean McVay dissected the ways the Rams could potentially stop Saquon Barkley — only the ninth 2,000-yard rusher in NFL history — when he considered the consequences if

Philadelphia's Saquon Barkley believes that Rams' Jared Verse calling out Eagles fans was 'probably not the smartest thing to say.'

The Philadelphia Eagles go into the Divisional Round as fairly substantial favorites over the Los Angeles Rams, both buoyed by respective wins over the pair of NFC North Wild Card teams, the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.

Saquon Barkley has experienced the love and the hate, knowing firsthand the kind of passion that exists within Eagles fans. After Jared Verse took jabs at a fan base he said he hates, Barkley is predicting his team’s supporters will be especially vocal regarding the Rams rookie edge rusher.

Saquon Barkley gave Los Angeles Rams rookie Jared Verse a word of caution over the latter’s declaration of hatred toward Philadelphia Eagles fans. Verse, who grew up in Pennsylvania, revealed earlier this week that he “hates” Eagles fans and called them “so annoying” to the point that simply seeing them makes the Rams linebacker upset.

However, former Eagles running back Brian Westbrook managed to find one weakness in Barkley's game—he's too nice. "Saquon is so talented, Ike," Westbrook said on Sports Radio 94