Barkley will “probably be someone that rests,” according to Sirianni. The decision comes just days after Barkley became the ninth player in NFL history to eclipse 2,000 rushing yards in a single season. Currently sitting at 2,005 yards, Barkley is 101 yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record, which has stood since 1984.

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley had a heart-to-heart talk with his dad that was more coated in heartbreak than hope over the Philadelphia Eagles running back’s pursuit of the NFL single-season rushing record. Barkley’s stirring chase of Eric Dickerson ...

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