Whatever he was doing, he had this to say leading up to Sunday’s matchup: “I hate Eagles fans. They’re so annoying … When I see that green and white I hate it. I actually get upset. Like I actually genuinely get hot.”

"Probably not the smartest thing to say when you’re coming to Philadelphia," Barkley told the media. "I’ve been on the other side (when he played for the New York Giants), and

“I hate Eagles fans,” Verse told Gary Klein of the LA Times on Thursday. “They’re so annoying. I hate Eagles fans.” And when he sees the team’s colors, he hates that, too. “I actually get upset. Like I actually genuinely get hot.”