It's no different for J.K. Dobbins, who has dominated in his first season with the Los Angeles Chargers. Injuries did unforunately cause Dobbins to miss four games, but he still managed career highs in rushing yards (842) and carries (177).
Eagles owe Saquon Barkley a Super Bowl ring
PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles are going to sit Saquon Barkley and as many key contributors as possible in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the New York Giants. At 13-3 and locked into the No. 2 seed in the NFC,
With Barkley just 100 yards shy of Eric Dickerson's record, the Eagles prioritize playoff health over individual milestones as Jason Kelce and others voice support.
PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley had a heart-to-heart talk with his dad that was more coated in heartbreak than hope over the Philadelphia Eagles running back’s pursuit of the NFL single-season rushing record. Barkley’s stirring chase of Eric Dickerson ...
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.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will likely not play in the team’s final game of the season, meaning Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record will remain safe.
Teams have devalued the position in recent years, but the best offenses this season have elite backs as their catalysts.
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.
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.
It has been a good year for Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley. He joined the Eagles ahead of the 2024 season after spending the first six seasons
Barkley and some other regular starters will rest vs. the Giants. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said Howie Roseman, Jeffrey Lurie and others, including Barkley, were consulted.