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Saquon Barkley, Baker Mayfield have wager riding on AP NFL Rookie of the Year Award

On a weekend when billions of dollars are expected to be wagered on Super Bowl LIII, a "little bet" between NFL rookies shouldn't be surprising.

But when it's No. 1 overall draft pick Baker Mayfield betting No. 2 overall pick Saquon Barkley over who will win the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award, now you're talking.

The award will be announced Saturday night during the NFL Honors show. On the line: A chain.

"The loser's got to get someone else a chain," Barkley, who finished second in the NFL with 1,307 rushing yards this season for the New York Giants, told cleveland.