Volkswacht Bodensee - Eagles ink record new deal with Barkley

NYSE - LSE
CMSC 0% 21.275 $
RYCEF -1.68% 20.8 $
JRI -0.4% 12.39 $
BCE -0.36% 23.405 $
BCC -1.36% 78.87 $
VOD -0.38% 15.88 $
RBGPF 1.13% 70.69 $
GSK -2.29% 50.28 $
BP -0.39% 42.335 $
CMSD 0.09% 21.18 $
AZN -1.07% 164.51 $
BTI -2.06% 56.28 $
RELX 2.64% 36.3 $
RIO 0.1% 104.8 $
NGG -1.41% 79.41 $
Eagles ink record new deal with Barkley
Eagles ink record new deal with Barkley / Photo: © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Eagles ink record new deal with Barkley

Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley has been rewarded for his record-breaking season, which culminated in a Super Bowl triumph, with the biggest ever NFL contract for a running back, ESPN reported.

Text size:

The Eagles confirmed on Tuesday that Barkley had been given a new two-year extension which will keep him with the team through the 2028 season.

ESPN reported that the deal was worth $41.2 million (38.8 million euros) with $36 million guaranteed at signing and the chance to earn $15 million in incentives.

Barkley ran for 2,504 yards over the full season which was an NFL record and also became the first NFL player with six 60-yard touchdown runs in a season as well as smashing a series of Eagles records.

The former New York Giant, who scored 20 touchdowns in the regular and post-season, was voted the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for the league's Most Valuable Player.

S.Gantenbein--VB