Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley reacted to LeBron James joining the Philadelphia 76ers.
NBA legend LeBron James signed with the Philadelphia 76ers and Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley is really excited.
Barkley wants to play some golf with LeBron.
LeBron has agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with the 76ers. He now joins Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe in Philadelphia.
The Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2025. Let's see if LeBron can lead the 76ers to the NBA title in 2027.
In a story from ESPN called "Execs, coaches, scouts rank top NFL running backs for 2026," Barkley came in at No. 3. Only Bijan Robinson of the Atlanta Falcons and Jahmyr Gibbs of the Detroit Lions are ahead of Barkley, who had 1,140 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns in 2025. The three-time Pro Bowler put up 2,005 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns in his first season with the Eagles in 2024.
"I'm not going to penalize him for a terrible all-around offense last year," a high-ranking personnel official with an NFL team said. "He's still a three-down weapon and if I needed a running back for one season I'm still taking him 1."
Since 2024, Barkley ranks second in 100-plus-yard rushing games (14) behind Derrick Henry (17) of the Baltimore Ravens.
However, that didn't stop an NFL coordinator from taking a shot at the Penn State product.
"My only criticism is that he doesn't always produce when things aren't completely clean," an NFL coordinator said. "That's dating back to the Giants. Tends to need things perfectly set up for him."
Barkley has played for the New York Giants and Eagles. He enters next season with 8,356 rushing yards and 55 rushing touchdowns.
Sean Mannion is the new OC for the Eagles. He's replacing Kevin Patullo, who was fired after just one season.
The Eagles won the NFC East last season. However, they lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the 2026 playoffs' wild-card round at home.
It will be fascinating to see how Philadelphia's offense performs with Mannion calling plays. Barkley looked like the best player in the NFL during the 2024 season. He came back down to earth in 2025.
The Eagles traded A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots this offseason. For Philadelphia to win another Super Bowl, Barkley, Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith have to play like superstars.
