PHILADELPHIA, P.A. — Membership fees to the 2,000-yard rusher’s club are coming due for Saquon Barkley.
Perhaps that 2024 season is catching up to him . It was fun in the moment and a big reason the Eagles claimed their second Lombardi Trophy, but now it feels like playing 20 games that season, counting the playoffs—logging 446 carries and 2,504 yards—has taken its toll.
Barkley has played five games this season, and he has three different injuries: a stinger, a hamstring injury, and on Monday night, his back was added to the list. Not many players—maybe not any players—invest more time and money in their fitness regimen than Barkley.
But sometimes that isn’t even enough to fend off injuries, and he wouldn’t be the first running back to find the going more difficult after running for 2,000 yards.
“Every injury is its own injury,” Barkley said after the Eagles lost their fifth straight game on Monday. “For me, it's just unfamiliar territory. I've never really done anything like this to my hamstring.…