Ex-New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley earns record-setting contract from Eagles
Ex-New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley earns record-setting contract from Eagles
Former New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley just keeps on winning.
Less than a month removed from winning Super Bowl LIX, the Philadelphia Eagles have rewarded Barkley with a two-year contract extension worth $41.2 million in new money. The extension includes $36 million in guarantees and $15 million more in incentives.
The new deal will pay Barkley an average of $20.6 million per season, which is the most for a running back in NFL history. The $36 million in guarantees are also the most ever for a running back on a deal of three years or less.
Barkley left the Giants last offseason after two years of failed contract negotiations. To the surprise of everyone across the football world, he signed with Big Blue's top rivals and remained in the NFC East -- a situation that played out on "Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants."
Asked after Barkley's Super Bowl win if he had any regrets about letting him walk, Giants general manager Joe Schoen offered a soft compliment.
"Always going to evaluate all the decisions you make, and we were at a different place in our build," Schoen told reporters at the 2025 NFL Combine. "I'm happy for Saquon. Obviously, he went on to win the Super Bowl. Love Saquon and wish him nothing but the best."
Barkley went on to have a record-setting season, while the Giants finished with a 3-14 record.
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