After becoming the ninth player in NFL history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season, Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was unveiled as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 26 earlier this week. Of course,

Saquon Barkley's historic 2024 season put him the same category with some of the NFL's all-time great running backs. For an entirely different reason, Barkley is apparently considering following in the footsteps of several legendary backs once again.

Barkley rushed for 2,005 yards on 345 carries this season for a staggering 5.8 yards per carry. 13 of those touches ended in the end zone for the MVP candidate who finished just 101 yards shy of Eric Dickerson's regular season record. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.