Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will likely not play in the team’s final game of the season, meaning Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record will remain safe.
Eric Dickerson was not quiet about the fact that he didn’t want Saquon Barkley to break his record. Dickerson’s single-season rushing yards record has stood for 40 years, and entering Week 18, Barkley was just 101 yards away from eclipsing Dickerson’s 2,
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley received a call Sunday from Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson after Barkley came close to breaking his record.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said running back Saquon Barkley 'probably' won't play Sunday, which would leave ex-Rams star Eric Dickerson's 2,105-rushing yard record intact.
Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley is approaching a record held by Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson. Barkley needs just 268 yards over the next two games to break a record held by Dickerson since 1984. Barkley is approaching 2,000 rushing yards on the season, which only two other players have accomplished since 2010.
Though Eric Dickerson said he didn't want Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley to break his single-season rushing yards record, he hoped to
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is nipping at the heels of the all-time single-season rushing record — Dickerson’s 2,105 yards, secured with the Los Angeles Rams in 1984 — but the record-holder doesn’t think Barkley’s going to finish the job.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley needs 268 yards to break Eric Dickerson's rushing record. The latter doesn't want it to happen.
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Jason Kelce weighed in on whether he wanted to see Saquon Barkley get a chance to break the rushing record or if he should have rested with the Eagles' playoff seed locked up.
Former Eagles center Jason Kelce dropped a harsh take on Wednesday about Saquon Barkley falling short of the NFL rushing record.