On Sunday, Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was in the middle of a huge game against his former team, the New York Giants. Instead of further playing up the revenge game narrative by seeking to set a career-high in rushing yards in a game, he told head coach Nick Sirianni that he wanted to let the backups come in and get their share , per NFL insider Jordan Schultz.
“It’s all good. You can let them eat. Yeah, I’m good. I’d rather see the young boys eat.”
Saquon Barkley was 13 yards away from his career-high, but instead chose to sit and “let the young guys eat.”…