Saquon Barkley's Root Canal Nightmare: A Painful End to the Perfect Bye Week!

Saquon Barkley’s bye week began with the best golf of his life and ended with his nursing a root canal – a reality check that put things in perspective both on and off the field. The wait continues for the return of Saquon to the field while ensuring the end to end of his toothache. As we welcome back Saquon to training Saquon said in a teleconfrence I thought I was the master of the course, I was just trying to make all puts, after sinking the ball and thought about the rest of the week just going into the dentist, he told reporters before pausing for comedic effect. The former Penn State standout couldn't help but laugh when discussing his recent scare but stressed that practice was more enjoyable than being under the knife. Despite ending the bye week on a sour note, Barkley has ample reason to smile as he settles into his new team after being traded to the New York Giants arch-nemesis, the Philadelphia Eagles. The star running back has built upon that excitement - and a love-hate bond with fans in Philly. Barkley faced fan hatred in New York with some Big Blue backers rejoicing at the March trade, sending this star player to their NFC East counterparts but is beginning to shift the love in Philadelphia. The No. 2 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, who spent five seasons in the Meadowlands, had fans excited - an unspoken response that the Philly team has been quiet on the rivalry front. He said the following regarding this new team environment, no fan hatred on this side. Philly hatred on our opponents. - and despite giving fans a rough week he'll aim be back healthy for the week and making the NFL 2023 his stage in the wake of tough weeks. However, the past couple of weeks have gone from bad to worse for the troubled NFL star, and with the stress that brings Barkley has been trying all sorts of ways to relax in his downtime - trying to get the opposing fans on his side and in less than two weeks was able to turn the backflip of being a Giant and becoming an Eagle and began building a rapport with teammates in a room where virtually all of them have been part of.