This is the surprise of the evening: the Philadelphia Eagles extended the runner Saquon Barkley for 2 years and 41 million dollars, as confirmed by the journalist Adam Schefter of ESPN.
The offensive player of the year 2024 is the first runner in history to exceed $ 20 million per season.
Saquon Barkley, the counterexample
Signed only a year ago, and still under contract for 2 seasons, Saquon Barkley was not a favorite for an extension, it is very rare to see an extended player so early. Except that he did everything in the field to deserve an increase.
Author of a historic season, he broke the record of yards in a season and won a ring with the Philadelphia Eagles. With 2005 yards and 13 touchdowns in 16 regular season games, he represented 125.3 yards won on average on each match for Philadelphia! He also captured 33 passes for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns. Enough to offer him the title of offensive player of the year.
While the runners see the contracts decrease each season, the Eagles therefore decide to choose to invest in the running back position. And to reverse a heavy trend in recent years.
