Eagles Sign Ex-Giants Star Running Back Saquon Barkley: Reports

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Eagles have made one of their biggest free agent acquisitions in franchise history, signing former New York Giants star running Saquon Barkley, according to multiple sources.

Barkley, 27, was signed for three years and $37.75 million, NFL.com Insider Ian Rapoport first reported. It comes less an hour after Eagles leading rusher De'Andre Swift signed with the Chicago Bears on a similar three year, $24.5 million deal.

The two-time Pro Bowler has twice breached the 1300 yards rushing mark in a season and has averaged 4.3 yards per carry in his six year career in New York.

It's a major signing for a Birds team that recently lost its franchise cornerstone, Jason Kelce, to retirement, and is looking to recover from a devastating late season collapse and early playoff exit last year.

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Barkley is the second major signing for the Birds on Monday, after they inked former New York Jets defensive end Bryce Huff to a three year, $51.1 million deal earlier in the day.

A Penn State graduate, Barkley was ranked number 31 on NFL.com's top 100 players entering the 2023 season, and was the fifth ranked talent in a loaded free agent class this offseason even after a relatively down season last year. He'll essentially be an upgraded replacement for Swift in an Eagles backfield that was among the league's best in 2023, ranking eighth in the NFL in rushing yards.

Barkley's deal with the Birds contains incentives which could make it worth up to $46.75 million, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. That potential $15.83 million annual salary would be the second highest ever in NFL history, after Christian McCaffery's four year, $64 million deal with San Francisco.

The $88 million investment into a revamped Birds squad will place enormous pressure on them overcome one of the strangest seasons in franchise history, which ended in disaster after a 10-1 start. The Birds proceeded to lose five of their final six games and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Tampa Bay.

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