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Saquon Barkley is having a storybook season in Philadelphia after a nightmare of an offseason with the New York Giants.
On Sunday, the Eagles running back made history with a franchise-record 255 yards rushing in the team’s 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.
Barkley, whose much-discussed offseason contract negotiations with the Giants were documented on “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants,” has found his stride in Philly, and his seventh NFL season has been one for the record books through Week 12.
While Barkley has moved on from his time in East Rutherford, the Giants have fallen apart since his departure to their NFC East foes. The Eagles are currently sitting pretty at 9-2 and at the top of the division. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the 2-9 Giants are on a six-game losing skid and recently released franchise quarterback Daniel Jones with two years left on his $160 million contract.
FOX Sports’ Colin Cowherd had a few thoughts on Monday’s episode of “The Herd” about the correlation between the Giants’ decision to part ways with Barkley and their downward spiral this season, wondering if the team might have cursed itself.
“Saquon Barkley from the New York Giants to the rival Eagles has got a Babe Ruth, Red Sox to the Yankees feel to it. Are the Giants going to be cursed for 100 years? The last 10 they have been,” Cowherd said.
[Related: 2024 NFL odds: Will Saquon Barkley best single-season rushing record?]
Barkley currently leads the league with 1,392 yards rushing and 6.2 yards per carry, including a league-best seven 100-yard rushing games. He is also being talked up as a possible MVP candidate, which could make him the first RB MVP since Adrian Peterson in 2012 when he finished with 2,097 rushing yards.
“Saquon now is averaging more yards a carry, as he went for 255 last night, than the Giants are yards per pass,” Cowherd continued. “He’s going to break the all-time potential record for a running back in one season. Scrimmage…
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Publish date : 2024-11-26 01:06:00
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