Eric Dickerson not rooting for Saquon Barkley in record chase

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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley needs 268 yards over the next two games to set the NFL single-season rushing yardage record.

One person not pulling for Barkley to set the mark: current record-holder Eric Dickerson.

"I don't think he'll break it. But if he breaks it, he breaks it," Dickerson told the Los Angeles Times this week. "Do I want him to break it? Absolutely not. 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."

Dickerson set the rushing record in 1984 with 2,105…