Saquon Barkley’s backups watched him make history. Sunday, they’ll try to play up to ‘the standard.’
It is not abnormal for a rookie running back picked in the fourth round or later in the NFL draft to make an immediate positive impact. Bucky Irving is over 1,000 rushing yards and counting to go with seven scores for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Here’s the case for allowing Saquon Barkley to go after Eric Dickerson’s record
Has any Eagles player ever had a better season than Saquon Barkley?
Eagles' Saquon Barkley opens up about not having the chance to break the NFL single-season rushing record
Ex-NFL coach disappointed in Eagles' Saquon Barkley: ‘I’d have fought the coach’
Former NFL coach Herm Edwards isn’t a fan of the sport’s risk-averse/player safety practice that occurs at the end of the regular season for playoff teams. For Edwards, now an ESPN NFL analyst, “football players play football,” not sit and watch when they’re healthy.
Why the NFL has seen a running back renaissance led by Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry
Teams have devalued the position in recent years, but the best offenses this season have elite backs as their catalysts.
Saquon Barkley Relays Honest Reaction to Finding Out He Won't Play in Eagles Season Finale
The 27-year-old relayed his honest reaction to the news in the Eagles' locker room on Wednesday:
As Saquon Barkley gets rest instead of rushing record, Eagles coach might have 1 regret
Saquon Barkley can break Eric Dickerson's NFL rushing record Sunday against the Giants. Will Eagles coach Nick Sirianni give him the chance?
Saquon Barkley ‘probably’ resting Sunday despite nearly breaking rushing record
Barkley will “probably be someone that rests,” according to Sirianni. The decision comes just days after Barkley became the ninth player in NFL history to eclipse 2,000 rushing yards in a single season. Currently sitting at 2,005 yards, Barkley is 101 yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record, which has stood since 1984.
Tracking Saquon Barkley's pace for NFL rushing yards record
Saquon Barkley has 2,005 rushing yards with one game left. Can he catch Eric Dickerson and break his 40-year-old single-season record?
Eagles’ Landon Dickerson wants Saquon Barkley to pursue Eric Dickerson’s rushing record: ‘That’s a fairy tale ending’
Saquon Barkley is 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season record. Landon Dickerson said on WIP he wants Barkley to pursue it on Sunday for his "fairy tale ending."
NFL's best free-agent signings of 2024: Sam Darnold, Saquon Barkley lead way
Two small investments in quarterbacks and a big one in a running back topped the list of the best NFL free-agent signings in 2024.
Saquon Barkley reacts to sitting out Eagles' regular season finale
After leaving the Giants in free agency, Barkley signed a three-year $37.75 million deal with the Eagles and is a huge reason why Philadelphia is 13-3 and atop the NFC East for the second time in three years. Barkley is the favorite for Offensive Player of the Year and will likely get some MVP votes as well.
Saquon Barkley and family react to Eagles sitting him with chance to break NFL rushing record
Philadelphia Eagles player Saquon Barkley addressed his team's decision to rest him in the last game of the season, skipping a chance to break a league record.