Last month, Saquon Barkley wrote on social media that “I never got an offer to come back.“to the Giants before signing with the Eagles in free agency. The trailer for the next season of Hard beats seems to contradict this.
In the trailer, Giants general manager Joe Schoen is shown on the phone, apparently with Barkley, seeming to indicate that the Giants want to keep Barkley and hope he tries to work out a deal with them before leaving for another team.
“Saquon, can you give me your word on this or are you not going to give us a chance?” Schoen says into the phone.
After Barkley signed with the Eagles, the NFL investigated whether the Eagles had tampered with their conversation with Barkley before it was legal for teams to talk to free agents. The NFL finally did not uncover enough evidence to discipline the Eagles for tampering.
The brief clip on Hard beats The trailer doesn’t clarify when Barkley first talked to the Eagles and what his discussions with the Giants went like, but the full show may answer some questions about what Schoen tried to do to keep Barkley and why Barkley ultimately left.
The next season of Hard beats it will be the first of its kind, following a team through free agency, the draft and other off-season events. Episodes will air every Tuesday in July on HBO.
