Speaking to reporters on Friday, Eagles running back Saquon Barkley questioned the logic behind Verse's pointed comments toward the impassioned fanbase from the City of Brotherly Love.
Rams rookie Jared Verse stirs controversy with anti-Eagles fan remarks, adding fire to Sunday’s playoff clash in Philadelphia.
The Los Angeles Rams-Philadelphia Eagles game in the NFC playoffs on Sunday is a rematch of a regular-season meeting. On Nov. 24, Eagles running back Saquon Barkley broke loose for 255 rushing yards, including touchdown runs of 70 and 72 yards, in Philadelphia’s 37-20 victory.
However, former Eagles running back Brian Westbrook managed to find one weakness in Barkley's game—he's too nice. "Saquon is so talented, Ike," Westbrook said on Sports Radio 94
Our expert picks on whether the Philadelphia Eagles can end the Los Angeles Rams' season in the NFL Division Round Playoff game
Saquon Barkley rushed for 119 yards and Philadelphia's defense picked off Jordan Love three times en route to a 22-10 victory for the Eagles, who advanced to the divisional round
And that could mean a memorable game from Eagles running back Saquon Barkley if he's as successful as running back LeSean McCoy was on that snowy December day in 2013. EAGLES COACH TO COWBOYS? Why Cowboys hiring Kellen Moore would be awful for Eagles
Saquon Barkley, the Penn State and Philadelphia Eagles star, won the Bert Bell Award, presented by the Maxwell Football Club.
ESPN Analytics expert Seth Walder put Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley at 22nd in his "Real MVP" voting for the 2024 season.
Saquon Barkley has weighed in on Jared Verse’s controversial comments about Philadelphia Eagles fans ahead of Sunday’s NFC Divisional Round playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field.
Philadelphia's Saquon Barkley believes that Rams' Jared Verse calling out Eagles fans was 'probably not the smartest thing to say.'