We already knew Saquon Barkley was a special running back. For many parts of this Philadelphia Eagles season, the superstar has been their only reliable offense, and he’s still victimized defenses anyway.
But even by his high standards, what Barkley pulled off against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday boggles the mind.
With the Eagles driving in the early second quarter, Jalen Hurts dumped off a short pass to Barkley, who remarkably broke two tackles en route to a first down. Somehow, that wasn’t even the most absurd part of this run. It was Barkley finding himself facing the Jacksonville defense backward and pulling off a reverse hurdle when he simply felt a Jaguars defender commit to a tackle attempt.
I’ve never seen an NFL player pull something like this off:
SAQUON BARKLEY IS NOT OF THIS WORLD.
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I mean, my goodness. We should count ourselves lucky that we get to watch Barkley play this brutal, complicated game.
