Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is about to take one for the team by sitting out Sunday’s game rather than chase Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record, but Eagles fans are the ones missing out.
As the No. 2 seed, Philadelphia will host either the Green Bay Packers or Washington Commanders in the wild-card round of this year’s NFC playoffs, regardless of what happens against the Giants in this week’s regular-season finale.
On Wednesday, head coach Nick Sirianni said that he would rest most of his starters, Barkley included, against New York. Under normal circumstances, a team-first decision like this would sit well with most fans but benching the NFL’s leading rusher when he’s 101 yards away from passing Dickerson’s mark of 2,105 yards in one season is a slap in the face to one of the most passionate fan bases in professional sports.
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