The DiCecco Daily (Part 2): Don't Forget About Saquon Barkley's Leadership
Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast
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🗓️ 5 March 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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In this episode, Andrew discusses reasons along with performance why the Eagles rewarded Saquon Barkley with a major extension.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, what's up everybody? |
| 0:11.1 | Andrew DeCechko here, DeCecho DeCo DeLy. |
| 0:13.5 | And yes, shortly after recording yesterday's podcast in which we spoke at length about since-departed cornerbacks, Darius Slay and James Bradbury, |
| 0:23.1 | what do their releases mean? |
| 0:24.9 | And we took a look at the current state of the Eagles cornerback room. |
| 0:28.2 | Well, about an hour or two after that, it was announced that the Eagles issued first team all pro, |
| 0:35.1 | 24 pro bower and 24 offensive player of the year. |
| 0:39.5 | Running back Saquan Barkley with a two-year $41.2 million extension. |
| 0:45.4 | Barclay is now the highest paid running back in the NFL, |
| 0:48.2 | and he's the first running back to earn 20 million plus per year at his position. |
| 0:54.0 | Phenomenal job by the Philadelphia Eagles. |
| 0:56.8 | And yet again, it again showcases why the Eagles have become a destination. |
| 1:04.0 | Why players want to play for Philadelphia. |
| 1:06.5 | They rewarded a player who rushed for 2005 yards, who was a all pro, who was a all-pro, who was a pro-boer, who was the 2024 offensive player of the year. |
| 1:17.5 | He completely checked off a million boxes throughout the season, rewriting the record book. |
| 1:22.9 | He had 302 yards from scrimmage against the Rams back in week 12. |
| 1:27.3 | He was the driving force of the offense last season on a Super Bowl championship team. |
| 1:34.7 | So I think that you got to tip your hat to the Philadelphia Eagles for giving a two-year extension |
| 1:40.2 | to a player in which less than a year ago agreed to a three-year, $37.5 million deal, |
| 1:46.9 | and this one resets the running back market. |
| 1:51.0 | Sequin Barclay is primed to be an eagle for life. |
| 1:54.3 | And I think it also shows that if you go the distance, if you do certain things, |
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