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Saquon Barkley opens up on chasing Eric Dickerson’s NFL rushing record originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Some guys just don’t care about records. They don’t pay attention, they couldn’t tell you who they’re chasing, they just don’t want to be bothered.
Not Saquon.
Saquon Barkley loves to study the NFL and the game’s history, and he has since he was a kid growing up in the Allentown-Bethlehem area. He knew exactly how many rushing yards LeSean McCoy had when he set the Eagles record in 2013 and he knows exactly how many rushing yards Eric Dickerson had when he set the NFL record in 1984.
He doesn’t hide from it. He wants to break records.
“I feel like you want to be great, you’ve got to be able to study the greats and learn from them,” Barkley said at his locker Thursday. “So I try to focus, especially in my position, on the history of the position and learning the position and watching those guys and seeing the stuff that they were able to accomplish and as a competitor try to go out there and go get them.”
Barkley is up to 1,623 rushing yards with four regular-season games left in his first season with the Eagles. Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards in 16 games with the Rams in 1984, his second NFL season. So Barkley needs 483 yards – or 121 per game – to break Dickerson’s record.
Although the Eagles face the Steelers and their 4th-ranked run defense Sunday, their final three games are against the Commanders, Cowboys and Giants, who rank 28th, 30th and 29th in rushing yards allowed, each allowing between 137 and 142 yards per game.
He really could do this.
“I know a lot about Eric Dickerson,” Barkley said. “I know that he has the record. He’s (had it) for 40 years. Obviously, I’ve heard the talk. I know the number. I know what it’s going to take to get it.
“Kind of messed around with it, with the emotions of how I feel for it, but the mindset is don’t be scared of it, embrace it. It’s there. Challenge yourself to try to go…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-12-15 17:11:00
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