“ Giant for life ,” was often a phrase Barkley floated around during his tenure with the team that drafted him, but ultimately he wound up heading South on the New Jersey turnpike to return to the state where he played his college football with Penn State.

Beckham was traded by the Giants to the Cleveland Browns in the 2019 offseason, while Barkley stayed with New York until 2024 when he decided to take his talents to the Eagles on a three-year, $37.75 million contract. Like Barkley, Beckham won a Super Bowl after his stint with the Giants, winning one with the Los Angeles Rams in 2022.