Eagles notebook: Saquon’s appreciation for Jacobs, Covey’s role and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Saquon Barkley was obviously thrilled this offseason when he signed a near top-of-the-market deal to join the Eagles.
He was really happy when Josh Jacobs got paid too.
“Yeah, for sure,” Barkley said this week. “When we both were getting tagged, we had conversations. We had talks. I think he got what he deserves and to be honest, I think he deserves even more. He’s a heck of a player. Hopefully, him, myself, all the other backs can continue to stay healthy and play well and just diminish that notion that backs shouldn’t get paid.”
Barkley and Jacobs will begin the second chapters of their respective careers on Friday night in São Paulo when the Eagles play host to the Packers. Barkley and Jacobs are on different teams but they were kind of on the same team last year: Team Get the Running Backs Paid.
Both Barkley and Jacobs played the 2023 season on a franchise tag — Barkley with the Giants and Jacobs with the Raiders — and then both had down seasons by their own high standards.
Buts still both got paid.
Barkley signed a three-year, $37.75 million deal ($12.58 million per season) with the Eagles and Jacobs signed a four-year, $48 million deal ($12 million per season) with the Packers. Those contracts put the pair of two-time Pro Bowlers among the top five of highest-paid running backs in the NFL by APY.
There’s now doubt that Barkley has an appreciation for Jacobs’ game.
“Yeah, big fan of Josh. Really big fan of Josh, actually,” Barkley said. “I love watching backs. Josh Jacobs is one of my favorite backs to watch. I think he’s a really good back, he runs the ball really hard. He presents a tough challenge for our defense. But that’s what our job was this offseason, going against guys like me, Kenny (Gainwell) and Will (Shipley) and Ty (Davis-Price) every single day.
“I think we gotta be locked in and ready because he’s…
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Publish date : 2024-09-03 11:00:00
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