"Saquon Barkley sat on a foam mat in the middle of the Eagles' locker room following their 21-17 loss to the Denver Broncos Sunday with anti-inflammatory belts strapped around his legs. A return trip to the Meadowlands for Thursday night's game against his former team, the New York Giants, was just days away, and Barkley was one of a handful of Eagles players getting a jump on rapid recovery to account for the short week."
"Barkley ranks 25th in rush yards per game (53.4) and 39th in yards per rush (3.2). Outside of his injury-shortened 2020 season, his 1.9 yards before contact per rush, 1.3 yards after contact per rush and 3.2 yards per rush are all career-lows through his team's first five games of a season. With their primary method of attack from a year ago not functioning at its best,"
Saquon Barkley exited the Broncos game with a sore knee and used anti-inflammatory belts while accelerating recovery for a short turnaround to play the Giants. The Giants drafted Barkley No. 2 overall in 2018 and let him walk in the 2024 offseason. Barkley won Offensive Player of the Year after setting an NFL record for rushing yards including playoffs and helped the Eagles win 16 of 17 late-season games and a Lombardi Trophy. Through five games Barkley ranks 25th in rushing yards per game (53.4) and 39th in yards per rush (3.2), with career-lows in yards before contact (1.9) and after contact (1.3). The 4-1 Eagles are searching for ways to unlock Barkley amid extra defensive attention and offensive-line attrition.
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