Saquon Barkley leaves young Eagles fan in tears under signature jersey ahead of TNF vs. Commanders

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NFL fans are fired up for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime as the Eagles prepare to take on the Commanders. Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley have had a fantastic year this year. And during warm-ups, Barkley decided to make a nice gesture for a young fan and sign their jersey.

After Barkley signed the jersey, the young fan immediately started crying, she was so happy.

For the season, he has amassed 171 carries for 991 rushing yards (second in the NFL) and six touchdowns. As a receiver, he has 26 catches for 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns. In short, his spectacular play has helped carry the Eagles for most of the season.

And he has done all that in just nine games. If he can keep it up, he will post some monster numbers for the 2024 season.

More on Saquon Barkley and his prolific NFL and college career

In the 2023 season, Barkley finished with 962 rushing yards and six touchdowns with the New York Giants.

In 2022, Barkley rushed for 1,312 yards and 10 touchdowns on 295 carries. As a receiver, he also hauled in 338 receiving yards on 57 catches, giving him over 1,600 total all-purpose yards.

Barkley tore his ACL in 2020, sidelining him for all but two games that season. In 2021, Barkley suffered an ankle injury that limited his productivity for most of that season. He had 162 carries for 593 rushing yards and two touchdowns, averaging 3.7 yards per carry. carry. It should be noted that the injury in 2021 was a left low ankle sprain.

His first season in the NFL, the former Penn State star exploded onto the scene, 2,028 yards from scrimmage and 15 touchdowns. After putting up those stellar numbers, he won NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.

While at Penn State, Barkley had a highly decorated career, leaving as one of the greatest running backs to ever suit up for the school. He finished his career there with 3,843 rushing yards, which currently ranks him as the school’s second all-time leading rusher. First, Virginia is a native Evan Roysterwho piled up 3,932 career rushing yards with the Nittany Lions.