Saquon Barkley's record breaking party will not be held on Sunday.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni confirmed Wednesday that Philadelphia will rest players, including Barkley, for Week 18's game against the Giants in preparation for the playoffs after winning the NFC East.
Barkley, 27, finished the season with 2,005 rushing yards, 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson's 1984 record of 2,105 yards.
Starting quarterback Jalen Hurts is still dealing with a concussion and is not expected to play in any meaningful games for the Eagles, who are locked into the No. 2 seed and will host either the Commanders or Packers in the wild-card round. .
This news is good for those who don't want to see the Giants embarrass Barkley, but Big Blue is likely to play mostly backup players in games that have no impact, so it's likely that Big Blue won't be able to afford a top draft pick. That could be bad news for Giants fans who are eyeing him. Philadelphia's playoff seeding.
If they win, Big Blue could move as low as the No. 9 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
