With Barkley resting Sunday, backups Kenneth Gainwell and Will Shipley will slide into an increased role.
Eagles running back Will Shipley, pictured here in preseason, has gotten limited chances offensively behind Saquon Barkley and Kenneth Gainwell.It is not abnormal for a rookie running back picked in the fourth round or later in the NFL draft to make an immediate positive impact.
From brotherly love to Brotherly Love: How sibling competition helped drive Will Shipley to the Eagles “He helps me really through a lot of things. He’s that type of guy. He’s a leader in all ways. The standard he sets in the room, it’s something you got to live up to every day. Whether you’re having a good or a bad day, you got to meet those standards.”Sunday against the Giants, the No. 2 seed in the NFC already locked up. That means Gainwell and Shipley will likely handle the bulk of the carries from the.
From Gainwell’s perspective, not much changed for the running backs this year. The unit was still led by coach Jemal Singleton. Gainwell’s role was primarily the same as it has been. Barkley, Gainwell said, “kind of adapted to our culture.” The other stuff — the way Barkley leads, the way Gainwell, even as a backup, handles himself — were refreshing things to learn.“Coming into an organization and having leaders like that, it may go unnoticed, but it’s something that has pushed me to be my best and made me realize not only how much potential I have but how hard I got to work to get there,” Shipley said.
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