Mickey Togs

Saquon Barkley’s wish to be a Giant for life will not be granted. Instead, he has flown the coop and is headed to the rival Eagles.

The star running back on the first day of free agency agreed to a three-year contract to trade blue for green and move on down the Jersey Turnpike to suit up for the Eagles. 

The deal is worth $37.75 million, with a guarantee of $26 million.

This will not sit well with all those Giants fans who bought Barkley’s No. 26 jersey and now will see him play for an NFC East opponent they despise.

Barkley posted a brief goodbye on X, writing “Thank you to everyone who has shown me love and support over the past 6 years… forever grateful! Excited for the next chapter.’’ He followed that up with two emojis of bald eagles.

With the Giants, Barkley endured five losing seasons in his six years, playing for three different head coaches. 

In many ways, his first season was his finest, with 1,307 rushing yards and what turned out as career-highs in rushing average (5.0) and receptions (91). Barkley was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and he was on his way to greatness, it seemed.

That greatness was few and far between and now he will look for that greatness elsewhere.

Vince McMahon “is not coming back” to World Wrestling Entertainment amid serious allegations against him. The former chairman sold $412 million in its parent company TKO Group Holdings’ stock this week, a TKO executive affirmed during a press conference.

TKO did not participate in the recent sale of some of Vince McMahon’s shares revealed by an SEC filing. TKO Group Holdings formed after Endeavor purchased WWE and merged it with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which it had previously owned, last year.

McMahon, 78, has been under federal investigation for sexual assault and sex trafficking allegations in recent months, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Wall Street Journal last month. Prosecutors in New York have been in contact with women who made sexual misconduct claims against McMahon prior to a lawsuit being filed by former WWE employee Janel Grant in January. 

McMahon officially resigned from his position as executive chairman of TKO, a parent company launched by Endeavor following its purchase of WWE in April 2023.