Saquon Barkley

CTL-E-5923 · Person · other · 1997–present

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Combined Graph record U-07168 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-5923.

Saquon Barkley, born 9 February 1997 in the Bronx, New York, is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles. Raised in Pennsylvania, he starred at Penn State and was selected by the New York Giants with the second overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, winning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. After six seasons in New York he signed with Philadelphia in March 2024 and produced one of the greatest seasons ever played by a running back: 2,005 rushing yards in the regular season, making him the ninth player in NFL history to pass 2,000, plus 499 more rushing yards in the postseason. The Eagles won Super Bowl LIX over Kansas City on 9 February 2025, his 28th birthday, and Barkley was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Philadelphia then signed him to a two-year, $41.2 million extension that made him the first running back in NFL history to average more than $20 million per year. He remained Philadelphia's starting running back in the 2026 season, with 8,538 career rushing yards through Week 4.

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Sources

• Bleacher Report (reporting ESPN's Adam Schefter), "Saquon Barkley, Eagles Agree to Reported Record $41M Contract After Super Bowl Win" — two-year, $41.2 million extension making Barkley the highest-paid running back in NFL history and the first over $20 million per year; 2,005 rushing yards in 2024, ninth back to pass 2,000; AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year; 499 postseason rushing yards and a Super Bowl LIX win over Kansas City — https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25166731-saquon-barkley-eagles-agree-reported-record-41m-contract-after-super-bowl-win (primary source · build store)
• Wikipedia, "Saquon Barkley" — born 9 February 1997, the Bronx, New York; Penn State (2015–2017); drafted second overall in 2018; Giants 2018–2023, Eagles 2024–present; Super Bowl LIX champion and 2024 NFL Offensive Player of the Year; career rushing total of 8,538 yards as of Week 4, 2026 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saquon_Barkley (build store)

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