The Philadelphia Eagles collapsed down the stretch of the 2023 campaign and lost in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs just one season after reaching the Super Bowl, so they responded by adding one of the league's best running backs on Monday.
Saquon Barkley is headed to Philadelphia on a three-year, $37.75 million deal, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Barkley confirmed as much:
The Penn State product is one of the league's top playmakers out of the backfield, so this deal led to plenty of reaction on social media:
mike freeman @mikefreemanNFLSaquon first overall fantasy pick
Nathan Jahnke @PFF_NateJahnkeSaquon Barkley's YPC ud83dude80<br>Saquon Barkley's TD ud83dudcc9
Brett Kollmann @BrettKollmannThere is literally nothing on this Earth that will piss off Giants fans more than Saquon wearing an Eagles jersey.