Saquon Barkley has a wholesome reaction to reaching incredible milestone in Week 17's win over Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley became just the ninth played in NFL history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in Sunday's win over the Dallas Cowboys. Following the victory, Barkley couldn't help but give his team the full credit for reaching such an incredible milestone. “Being a fan of the game and the running back […]
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley became just the ninth played in NFL history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in Sunday's win over the Dallas Cowboys.
Following the victory, Barkley couldn't help but give his team the full credit for reaching such an incredible milestone.
“Being a fan of the game and the running back position, to reach a milestone and put myself up there with eight other backs that I respect, and some of them I grew up watching, definitely means a lot,” Barkley said. “But at the same time, I wouldn't be able to do that without this team. Like I said, you can't be great without the greatness of others. And I'm just happy I was able to be a part of the team and be able to reach a milestone like that.”
Barkley is now at 2,005 rushing yards on the season and now needs just 101 yards to break the 40-year-old rushing yards record set by Eric Dickerson in 1984.
The Eagles have one more regular season game left for Barkley to do that, however, since the team is already locked into the No. 2 seed in the NFL playoffs, head coach Nick Sirianni could opt to rest his starters.
“We'll do what we need to do, what's right for the football team,” Sirianni said. “Always got to do what's right for the football team to reach our goals of what we need to do. Like I said, I've got a lot to think about. I'm going to enjoy this, and I'll think about it tonight at some point.”
While making NFL history 40 years later would be cool, Barkley is on board with whatever Sirianni decides and what's best for the team.
“The way I look at it, if it's in God's plan, then it is,” Barkley said. “I'm not overly trying to go get it. I’m not scared of it. I would love to, but at the end of the day, also, we’ve got bigger things that we're focusing on, and we're able to clinch the division right here, whether we play next week or not. Rest, I'm fine with that too, because I didn't come here and sign here just to rush for 2,000 or break a record. I want to do something special, meaning special with the team.”
