Philadelphia Eagles working again Saquon Barkley may very well be a dominant efficiency towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LIX away from finishing arguably the biggest running-back season in NFL historical past.
Forward of Sunday’s showdown in New Orleans, Eagles normal supervisor Howie Roseman mirrored on what Barkley has meant to the group over the previous 11 months.
“I might prefer to say he is exceeded expectations, however he is at all times been among the best gamers I’ve ever seen every time I’ve watched him and I’ve at all times recognized about what sort of particular person he’s as a result of it is not laborious to search out that out,” Roseman lately mentioned about Barkley, as shared by Tim McManus of ESPN. “So I am actually not stunned by any of this, and I do not say that in an conceited means, it is based mostly on who he’s, nothing to do with me, as a result of that is who he is at all times been. And I am simply glad everybody will get to see that.”
Quite a few reporters and analysts defended the New York Giants for not overpaying to cease Barkley from reaching free company final March. A few of those self same people mentioned that even an marketed Tremendous Bowl contender such because the Eagles should not signal a veteran ball-carrier with a worrisome injury history to a three-year, $37.75M contract that may very well be value as much as $46.75M with $26M absolutely assured.
In fact, Barkley has since change into the most effective offensive participant for a crew that gained 15 of 16 video games from Week 6 by way of convention championship Sunday. He led the league for the common season with 2,283 complete yards from scrimmage, is 30 yards away from surpassing Terrell Davis (2,476) for essentially the most speeding yards from Week 1 of a season by way of that marketing campaign’s Tremendous Bowl, is the presumptive AP Offensive Participant of the 12 months Award winner and a finalist for the Most Invaluable Participant Award.
As of Monday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had Barkley second among the many betting favorites at +260 odds to assert Tremendous Bowl MVP Award honors.
Alongside together with his super on-the-field contributions, Barkley also emerged as an outspoken chief within the Philadelphia locker room going again to final spring. Briefly, he is been value each penny he is obtained from the Eagles.
“[He has been a] enormous, enormous participant and particular person for this crew,” Roseman added. “And [signing him was] not a tough set off to tug. I feel I am being in keeping with what I mentioned in March — was extraordinarily assured within the participant and the particular person.”
Additionally on Monday, DraftKings Sportsbook continued to record the Eagles as 1.5-point underdogs towards the Chiefs. If Philadelphia earns an upset win at Caesars Superdome, Barkley might get his palms on a number of trophies from the beginning of Thursday’s “NFL Honors” awards present by way of late Sunday evening.
