During the Philadelphia Eagles ' visit to the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump claimed he tried to help the New York Giants avoid what has come to be viewed by most people in and around the NFL as a serious blunder: Allowing running back Saquon Barkley to sign with the eventual Super Bowl champion Eagles.

The Giants, before clamming up on the issue entirely, refuted the President's claim.“I was with the Giants and the head coach and some people and I said, ‘Do anything you have to, but don’t lose Saquon.

After President Donald Trump made comments about Saquon Barkley, a New York Giants official told him to "stop yapping."