Saquon Barkley, while training for the NFL Scouting Combine, opted to work out in Orlando, and saw players who were preparing for the Pro Bowl gathering in that central Florida city. Such proximity to the NFL elite prompted Barkley to consider what might become of him.
“I remember saying in the back of [my] head, ‘You want to be here one day,’’’ Barkley said Wednesday. “To be able to accomplish that as a rookie definitely means a lot. But you couldn’t do that by yourself. You got to give credit to your teammates and the coaches in this building also.