The New York Giants had a difficult time replacing Saquon Barkley's locker room presence after he joined the Philadelphia Eagles. Ryan Dunleavy of the

Tony Pollard, Josh Jacobs, and Saquon Barkley — all received that designation from their teams. Pollard received the non-exclusive franchise tag from the Dallas Cowboys after making his first career Pro Bowl.

Had the Giants decided to match Barkley’s free-agent contract offer from the Eagles last March, he would’ve re-signed to continue what he started.

Saquon Barkley spent six years with the Giants and won one playoff game. He's now in the Super Bowl with the Eagles, Big Blue's bitter rivals.

While the Yankees went on to long-term success and what stands at 27 th World Series championships, the Red Sox endured the Curse of the Bambino and didn’t win a World Series title for 86 years.

One of the biggest gambles New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen has taken during his 3+ years as the organization's chief decision-maker was letting running back Saquon Barkley test the open market last offseason rather than returning to the negotiating table.

Barkley spent the first six seasons of his professional career with the Giants but was unable to come to an agreement on a long-term contract. He negotiated for two years with general manager Joe Schoen but in the end, the Giants GM let him walk over roughly $2 million.

Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley will celebrate his 28th birthday on Sunday playing in Super Bowl LIX after a dominant first season in Philadelphia. His former Giants teammates, who finished the year 3-14, will be watching. Among them is linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux, who is spending time in New Orleans leading up to the game.