Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley’s iconic backwards hurdle will without end be memorialized on the quilt of “Madden NFL 26.” The airborne Barkley is featured entrance and heart on the most recent installment of EA Sports activities’ flagship online game franchise, which is about for launch on Aug. 14, 2025.
Barkley is the second straight operating again to be featured on “Madden’s” cowl, following San Francisco 49ers standout Christian McCaffrey.
Barkley and the NFL gave a behind the scenes have a look at the making of the quilt. The RB captioned the social media put up, “Hurdling onto the [Madden] cowl. Dream come true! Fly Eagles Fly.”
It is one other feather within the cap for Barkley, who had a profession 12 months in 2024 whereas serving to information the Eagles to victory in Super Bowl 59. He led the NFL with 345 carries for two,005 yards whereas logging a personal-best 13 touchdowns on the bottom.
His 2,283 yards from scrimmage additionally led the league. He is simply the ninth operating again in NFL historical past to hurry for two,000 yards in a single season and got here 101 yards in need of breaking Erick Dickerson’s single-season speeding document.
After all, none of his touches stand out just like the one which produced his reverse hurdle. Barkley caught a cross out of the backfield in a Week 9 sport in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars, made the road to achieve to transform on third-and-6, put one defender within the spin cycle, after which cleared Jaguars defensive again Jarrian Jones by hurdling along with his again to the defender.
He was named NFC Offensive Participant of the Week after tallying 199 yards and two touchdowns in opposition to Jacksonville.
Barkley signed a two-year contract extension worth $41.2 million in March, making him the primary operating again in NFL historical past to earn at the least $20 million per 12 months.
