Saquon Barkley calls tush-push opposition “soft”

On Eagles player who would potentially benefit from a tush-push ban is running back Saquon Barkley. He lost plenty of potential touchdowns to his team’s signature play.

But Barkley wants to the Eagles to keep it. And he had some fairly strong comments for those who want to kill it.

“I think it’s soft, to be honest,” Barkley said on the Exciting Mics podcast with teammates Reed Blankenship and Cooper DeJean, via Nick Brinkerhoff of USA Today. “Everybody can do it. It’s not a play that we only can do. We happen to have one of the best and biggest O-lines, and Jalen Hurts can squat 600 pounds. That’s not our fault.”

Barkley’s remarks were made before the unsuccessful vote to eliminate the play.…