A video seemingly showing New York Giants stars out and about at some sort of party has gone viral over the past 24 hours. Team quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Saquon Barkley appear to be at the event, among others. Nobody in the clip looks to be taking any sort of COVID-19 precautionary measures.
The videos speak for themselves.
Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley breaking covid protocol by going clubbing after Eagles loss. My QB would never pic.twitter.com/am7zQrS9ie
— Deadrin Senat’s Uncle (@RyanLeeMP) October 24, 2020
The video seemingly comes from a New York man who goes by DJ Lugghead. Although the original clip was deleted after it went viral, copies of it lived on thanks to the magic of the internet. Afterward, the man in question reportedly tried to claim that it was old footage, but eagle-eyed observers pointed out that they saw rookies from this year in the clip. If it were old, that would be impossible.
Giants (including Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley) allegedly spotted out last night partying without masks after video from DJ hits social media.
DJ claims video is old and deletes, but it appears to have two rookies in it. Giants team source says they’re looking into it. https://t.co/wCiErUUgAO
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) October 24, 2020
If the video were recent and accurate, it would indicate that Jones and Barkley escaped necessary quarantining measures to participate in the event. That would be a violation of the league’s COVID-19 protocols.
Naturally, fans had some reactions.
Seriously, how hard is it not to go out and get hammered during a pandemic? They have unlimited resources to safely do this at home.
— Deadrin Senat’s Uncle (@RyanLeeMP) October 24, 2020
If this were odell beckham giants fans would be demanding a blood sacrifice. Not a good look from these two
— Jordan (@Jordan53039415) October 24, 2020
Clubbing?!?!?! That shit was probably Barkley’s house. There were like 3 people in the room!! Jones is seen drinking. Ya’ll drink with your mask on???
— Madeline Gonzalez (@MaddyMGF) October 24, 2020
99% of the human trash walking around NJ is in COVID denial, so who cares what these assholes do?
— JSH66 (@jsheld0710) October 24, 2020
— Burisma Executive Bilbo! (@BilboOfThe7Seas) October 24, 2020
Wtf they celebrating? Did they hear Engram getting traded soon?
— sports_feen (@sports_feenz) October 24, 2020
What they gonna do? Suspend them? They just have to deny and victor and mack can just say that isnt them in the 240p video
— BjergCop (@BjergCop) October 24, 2020
Don’t worry if they get tested and it comes up positive… by next game time it will be negative anyway.
— Drew Boylhart (@DrewBoylhart) October 24, 2020
As of Saturday afternoon, the Giants have yet to address the video circulating around. One way or another, a comment of some sort has to be inevitable.
The Giants are currently 1-6 on the season after this past Monday night’s heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Next up, New York will take on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Nov. 2.
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A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
