Speaking to reporters at a news conference after officially signing his two-year, $41 million contract extension—which made him the highest-paid running back in league history—with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, Saquon Barkley said he hopes his lucrative deal helps the league's other top halfbacks get paid.
"I hope it does what it's supposed to do," Barkley said when asked what his contract will do for his position group. "Every other position, the value increases each year. So, for the Bijan's [Robinson] and [Jahmyr] the Gibbs' ... I know [James] Cook, Cook is up too ... All those guys who are able to get paid, I hope they beat it."
