""I felt like that conversation was meant to stay between us, but the focus was all about the team, and I think it was a good thing," the star running back told reporters. "I would definitely say it wasn't like a players' meeting. "When you hear 'players' meeting,' that's like all hell's breaking loose. It wasn't that at all. But also that we're teammates, we're all friends, we're just having a conversation.""
""I personally wish that wasn't out there, to be honest," Barkley said. "But people saw us having a conversation, and they got out there. I don't think we need to make too much of that. ... I mean, we have conversations all the time. "In that instance, it was us three. But I talk to [ DeVonta Smith], [Smith] talks to A.J., and Lane [Johnson] talks to Jordan [Mailata]. We should be all talking, you know what I mean? But I kno"
Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts met with A.J. Brown following the Eagles' first loss of the season. Barkley said the Monday meeting was focused on the team and was not a traditional, heated players-only meeting. A.J. Brown continued to struggle, finishing with five catches for 43 yards on eight targets and failing to reach 50 yards in four of five games. Barkley had 30 rushing yards on six carries, his lowest single-game total since 2021. Barkley expressed regret that the meeting became a public talking point and noted players routinely talk with teammates such as DeVonta Smith and Lane Johnson.
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