Why Clemson RB coach thinks Will Shipley landed in perfect spot with Eagles

Why Clemson RB coach thinks Will Shipley landed in perfect spot with Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Clemson running backs coach and former Pro Bowler C.J. Spiller thinks Will Shipley couldn’t have found a better NFL landing spot.

There’s one big reason: Saquon Barkley.

“We always talked about that,” Spiller said in a recent interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Ashlyn Sullivan for Birds Huddle. “That was always one of my messages to him. I just hope that you go to an organization that has a veteran guy that can really just take you up under their wing and show you what it means to be a pro.”

Getting to learn from a guy like Barkley is a great opportunity and one Shipley is excited about.

Even upon his arrival to rookie camp, before the veterans joined them for OTAs, the Eagles’ fourth-round running back was already talking about learning as much as he can from Barkley, the No. 2 overall pick and two-time Pro Bowler.

Barkley, 27, was a captain with the Giants and is already assuming a leadership role in the Eagles’ running back room.

“I feel like [Shipley] can help us out,” Barkley said last week. “And, for me, him picking my brain, we’re both kind of learning at the same time right now because I’m in a new play book, new system. But I’ll just try to be the best teammate I can for him. And looking at the running back room, I think it’s the first time I’m the oldest guy in the room. So that’s definitely funny to me and there’s beauty in it too. You see how fast your time goes in here and when you’re having fun with it, time flies by.”

Like Barkley, Spiller was a top-10 pick in the NFL Draft. Spiller was taken 9th overall back in 2010 and while his career was shortened by injuries, he was a Pro Bowler in 2012 with over 1,200 rushing yards in 16 games. So he knows about high level running back play.

He also knows a lot about Will Shipley.

Spiller was hired as Clemson’s running backs coach in 2021 after…

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Publish date : 2024-05-28 13:07:08

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