Nfl Insider Gives Positive Saquon Barkley Injury Update After Star Rb Hurt Groin

The Eagles exacted revenge upon nan Giants connected Sunday, beating their NFC East foe 38-20 aft losing to New York 2 weeks prior. Saquon Barkley was nan superior reason. The Philly superstar recorded 174 all-purpose yards and 2 touchdowns successful a ascendant showing. But it was trim short successful nan 2nd half; Barkley came up limping aft a large tally and ended up sitting retired nan remainder of nan game pinch what nan squad announced was a groin injury.

Speaking to media aft nan crippled Barkley didn't travel crossed terribly concerned and said he tried to get backmost successful nan crippled but pinch nan lead Philly was enjoying he was held out. On Monday, NFL insider Ian Rapoport offered up a affirmative update, saying nan wounded wasn't believed to beryllium superior arsenic Philly enters a bye week.

"Saquon Barkley, you saw nan large tally there, he had different large time for nan Philadelphia Eagles," Rapoport said connected Good Morning Football. "He near nan crippled pinch a groin injury. My knowing is, had nan crippled been a small closer, it is apt Saquon would person returned. That is an denotation that is not a awesome wounded and really not thing to interest astir for nan Philadelphia Eagles... Saquon, you would think, would beryllium OK pinch that groin injury."

It is evidently a awesome improvement for nan Eagles. The Super Bowl champs boast a remarkably talented roster built to withstand nan nonaccomplishment of conscionable astir immoderate subordinate but Barkley is simply a typical moving backmost who tin alteration nan crippled connected a azygous play.

The first 8 weeks of this play haven't been his best, admittedly; nan 28-year-old prima ranks 10th successful rushing yards and tied for 13th successful touchdowns among each moving backs truthful far. Perfectly good numbers but we each cognize Barkley is tin of overmuch more. Which is why it was astir apt a alleviation for Philly to spot him spell disconnected against New York. It was his first clip hitting 100 yards rushing successful a azygous crippled this season, arsenic good arsenic nan first multi-touchdown performance.

It's a sadistic twist of destiny that his champion time of nan play ended pinch an wounded but it doesn't look to beryllium thing worthy worrying astir for nan Eagles. Barkley's readiness for nan 6-2 Eagles' adjacent crippled against nan Packers successful Week 10 will beryllium worthy watching, but shouldnt' beryllium successful mobility from nan sounds of this report.

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