Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will rest Sunday, along with a number of his teammates, instead of pursuing the NFL's single-season rushing record against his former team.
It appears Saquon Barkley will not pursue the NFL’s single-season rushing record on Sunday when he and the Philadelphia Eagles face his former team on Sunday. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni spoke to reporters Wednesday afternoon, insisting that the decision had been made to ‘rest some guys.’Sirianni declined Wednesday to say outright which starters would play and which ones would sit out, saying Barkley will ‘probably be somebody that rests.’ Sirianni said he talked with Barkley about the decision.
2 seed in the NFC so the outcome of their game won’t affect the standings.Win, lose or tie against the New York Giants, the Eagles will host the Green Bay Packers or Washington Commanders in a wild-card playoff game.They don’t have a bye so this game is an opportunity for Sirianni to rest most of his starters ahead of the playoffs and avoid risking injuries to key players.As for Barkley, he previously hinted that he was not particularly focused on breaking the record with the playoffs coming up.
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