Saquon Barkley, Eagles reach 2-year, $41.2 million contract extension agreement

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Saquon Barkley has helped deliver a Championship to Philadelphia, and the Eagles are rewarding Barkley accordingly.

According to ESPN, The Eagles have reached a contract extension agreement with Saquon Barkley, that makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.

Barkley agreed to a two-year, $41.2 million contract extension sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Last March, the Eagles made a splash by inking Barkley to a three-year, $38 million contract, but the extension keeps Barkley in Philadelphia through the 2028 season

The deal, which includes $36 million guaranteed at signing, makes Barkley the NFL’s first running back getting more than $20 million per year. Barkley also has the ability to earn an additional $15 million in incentives and escalators.

Last offseason, the top-paid back in the league, Christian McCaffrey, was earning $16 million a year, with only six other running backs — including Barkley — making over $10 million dollars a year

Howie Roseman, Eagles GM & VP of operations, spoke to the market moving in favor towards the tailbacks, before acquiring Barkley.

“Has the pendulum swung so far at this position? I mean, the guy touches the ball 300 times a year, hopefully,” Roseman said last March. “There’s not a lot of other skill position players that are touching the ball that many times and having that effect.”

Barkley, 28, rushed for 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns in his first season with the Eagles. He was named to his third Pro Bowl this past season, was selected as a first-team All-Pro and won the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year award.

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