The New York Giants’ inability to strike up a long-term contract with running back Saquon Barkley continues to haunt them with each shiny new achievement the team’s 2018 first-round pick racks up with the dreaded Philadelphia Eagles.

One such hope was that the New York Giants would gain a mid-round pick for losing running back Saquon Barkley. The face of the franchise signed a three-year, $37.75 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles and is a win away from the Super Bowl. New York, of course, won three games.

Saquon Barkley won’t win the MVP award, but it’s hard to argue that he’s not the NFL’s real MVP this season.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ star running back Saquon Barkley is rewriting the history books and stands as a top contender for the NFL’s highest individual honors.

Oddsmakers are expecting a massive game from Saquon Barkley on Sunday. DraftKings Sportsbook has set the Eagles running back’s rushing yards line at 130.5 against the Commanders in the NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley had an outstanding regular season and has carried that level into the postseason. He became the ninth running back in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season,

Saquon Barkley is having perhaps the best inaugural season of any Philadelphia athlete in the city’s history. He almost set the single-season rushing record, instead authoring a 2,000+ yard season. He’s had two insane postseason games in beating the Packers and Rams and is one step away from reaching the Super Bowl after years of toiling away in the depths of the New York Giants’ abyss.