Saquon Barkley leaves young Eagles fan in tears signing jersey ahead of TNF vs. Commanders

NFL fans are fired up for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime as the Eagles get ready to take on the Commanders. Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley has been having an amazing year this year. And during warmups, Barkley decided to do a nice gesture for a young fan and sign their jersey.

After Barkley signed the jersey, the young fan immediately started crying she was so happy.

A young Eagles fan is in tears after Saquon Barkley saw her in the front row and signed her @saquon jersey for her ❤️ pic.twitter.com/e4mzhkYcXE

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) November 15, 2024

For the season, he’s racked up 171 carries for 991 rushing yards (second in the NFL) and six touchdowns. As a receiver, he’s hauled in 26 catches for 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Simply put, his spectacular play has helped to carry the Eagles for much of the season.

And he’s done all of that in just nine games of work. If he can keep it up, he’ll post some monster numbers for the 2024 season.

More on Saquon Barkley and his prolific NFL and college career

In the 2023 season, Barkley finished with 962 rushing yards and six touchdowns with the New York Giants.

In 2022, Barkley rushed for 1,312 yards and 10 touchdowns on 295 carries. As a receiver, he also hauled in 338 receiving yards on 57 catches, giving him over 1,600 total all-purpose yards.

Barkley tore his ACL in 2020, which sidelined him for all but two games of that season. In 2021, Barkley suffered an ankle injury which limited his productivity for much of that season. He had 162 carries for 593 rushing yards and two touchdowns, averaging 3.7 yards per carry. It should be noted the injury in 2021 was a left low ankle sprain.

His first season in the NFL, the former Penn State star exploded onto the scene, racking up 2,028 yards from scrimmage and 15 touchdowns. After putting up those stellar numbers, he earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.

While at Penn State, Barkley had a highly decorated career, leaving as one of the greatest running backs to ever suit up for the school. He finished his career there with 3,843 rushing yards, which currently ranks him as the school’s second all-time leading rusher. First is Virginia native Evan Royster, who piled up 3,932 career rushing yards with the Nittany Lions.