The most exciting play in football right now is the Saquon Barkley home run, and it could be the difference in this year's Super Bowl. You would think going into a game against Patrick Mahomes that we would be more intrigued about his cannon for an arm,

But it turns out Barkley had better offers before agreeing to his three-year, $37.75 million contract with the Eagles. According to Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post, Barkley turned down “at least two” bigger offers before signing with Philadelphia.

Barkley’s contract includes an $11,625,000 signing bonus, $26,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,583,333. In 2025, Barkley will earn a base salary of $1,170,000 and a signing bonus of $9,830,000, while carrying a cap hit of $6,561,000 and a dead cap value of $20,700,000.

Saquon Barkley and his family were all smiles yesterday after the Philadelphia Eagles secured their spot in the 2025 Super Bowl, and — per usual — Barkley and his daughter were seen grinning well before kick-off.

Former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley is having a career year in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles, becoming just the ninth player in NFL history to amass 2,000 rushing yards in a season.

So yeah, Barkley winning the Super Bowl with the Eagles — while preventing this Chiefs dynasty from accomplishing one of the greatest feats in professional sports history — would be a fitting end to the Giants’ brutal 2024 season.

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Saquon Barkley is confident in his Philadelphia Eagles entering the Super Bowl. The star running back continued a superb postseason by registering 118 rushing yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders.