Eric Dickerson’s record is secure. Saquon Barkley | College News
Saquon Barkley in all probability received’t play Sunday within the Philadelphia Eagles’ regular-season finale towards the New York Giants.
That means former Rams working back Eric Dickerson’s single-season record of 2,105 speeding yards is most definitely secure for no less than one other yr.
It additionally means the Eagles ought to enter the playoffs with a healthy and well-rested Barkley, who final week grew to become solely the ninth NFL participant to hurry for 2,000 yards in a season.
And sadly, Barkley mentioned, it signifies that his father, Alibay, may not get to see the household title listed on the high of one of the NFL’s most outstanding information. According to Barkley, his father was taking the information more durable than anybody, together with the star working back himself.
“Our name would have been attached to that,” Barkley instructed reporters of the speeding record Wednesday. “I see it from that side, too, but at the end of the day, the most important thing is winning football games. He’s the one that raised me to be all about the team, too, so … he’ll get over it.”
Barkley rushed for 167 yards in Week 17 towards the Dallas Cowboys, giving him 2,005 yards this season, a complete that locations him at No. 8 all time. He is simply behind Chris Johnson (2,006) and simply forward of O.J. Simpson (2,003) on the checklist.
The Eagles improved to 14-2 by beating the Cowboys and clinched the No. 2 seed within the NFC playoffs, leaving them with nothing left to play for at home Sunday towards the Giants, the crew that drafted Barkley at No. 2 total within the 2018 draft however allowed him to stroll during free company final offseason.
Speaking with reporters Wednesday, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni mentioned the crew will relaxation many of its starters for the finale. Asked if Barkley could be one of these gamers, Sirianni mentioned, “Yeah, he’ll probably be somebody that rests.”
“Obviously it’s a very special record that’s been standing for a very long time by a great player,” Sirianni mentioned. “It’s a team record that everybody’s involved in. So you weigh in all those things, but at the end of the day, you just try to do what’s best for the team — when the bye was, how guys are feeling, the bumps and bruises we can take care of.
“It wasn’t the easiest decision to go through, but we have great people in this building and had a lot of input from a lot of different people, players included. Howie [Roseman, executive vice president] and I discussed a bunch, position coaches, coordinators and I discussed a bunch, I discussed with players and we have just selfless guys that want to do what’s best for the football team. … We felt it was in the best interest of the team.”
Barkley instructed reporters: “Coach asked me what I’d like to do. We had a conversation and he called me back and let me know that we were probably going to be resting. … At the end of the day, the most important thing is winning football games and winning in the playoffs. I’ve got a bigger goal in mind” than the speeding record.
He added of his dialogue with Sirianni: “I let him know, you want me to play I’m gonna go out there and make sure I get [the record], and if you don’t I’m OK with that, too.”
Dickerson set his record during the 1984 season, back when the NFL season was solely 16 video games in comparison with 17 at present. The Rams legend broke Simpson’s earlier high mark from the 1973 season, when the NFL performed solely 14 video games within the common season.
In a latest interview with The Times’ Sam Farmer, Dickerson mentioned he was a fan of Barkley’s however positively was not rooting for the two-time Pro Bowler to interchange him within the record books.
“Do I want him to break it? Absolutely not,” Dickerson mentioned. “I don’t pull no punches on that. But I’m not whining about it. He had 17 games to do it? Hey, football is football. That’s the way I look at it. If he’s fortunate to get over 2,000 yards and get the record, it’s a great record to have.”
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