Saquon Barkley’s Magnificent Revival

The Eagles running back has had a magical season, and has shown us his true potential for greatness after years of toiling away in New York

The most played highlight on the NFL’s TikTok account from this season is not a deep pass from Patrick Mahomes or a great catch from Justin Jefferson. It isn’t even a touchdown. It’s a play from a Week 9 matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles. On a swing pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley makes a defender miss, then spins away from another, only to finish the play by hurdling over a third defender…backwards.

The play went for 14 yards and has been viewed over 33 million times on the platform. This year has been a memorable one for Barkley, his first as an Eagle. He led the league in rushing, broke the franchise record for rushing yards in a season, and came close to breaking Eric Dickerson’s league record for yards in a season. He is now an MVP finalist and headed to play in his first Super Bowl. It has been an incredible season for Saquon, a player who has always said and done the right thing and is now getting the validation that he has deserved for so long.

Draft Pick Gymnastics

Saquon Barkley played for three years at Penn State before entering the NFL Draft as a Junior in 2018. In two of those years, he led…