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
Saquon Barkley ‘probably’ resting Sunday despite nearly breaking rushing record
As Saquon Barkley gets rest instead of rushing record, Eagles coach might have 1 regret
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.
Has any Eagles player ever had a better season than Saquon Barkley?
Buffalo’s Josh Allen, the favorite to win the MVP, has had a fantastic season, but in recent years the Offensive Player of the Year has been going to the best non-quarterback unless a quarterback has had an extraordinary year. Allen has been great, but not that great.
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.
Eagles' Saquon Barkley opens up about not having the chance to break the NFL single-season rushing record
Saquon Barkley has said he wasn't scared of making history. Chasing Eric Dickerson's record was something he wanted to pursue, and something his teammates wanted to help him achieve.  Barkley let the decision come down to the Eagles.
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:
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni set to rest Saquon Barkley in finale and end chance at NFL rushing record
Saquon Barkley appears set to sit out the Philadelphia Eagles final regular-season game Sunday, denying the running back his chance at breaking Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record.
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.
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 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.