Good luck kisses and special handshakes.
Saquon Barkley shared a loving moment with his longtime girlfriend Anna Condon and their daughter Jada on Sunday ahead of his explosive performance in the Eagles' 28-22 divisional-round win over the Rams. .
While in the tunnel at Lincoln Financial Field, Barkley, who is having a sensational first season with the Eagles, hugged Condon, then turned to Jada for a special handshake. The father-daughter duo did this last week when Philadelphia defeated Green Bay. Wildcard round.
Barkley gained 205 yards and scored two game-changing touchdowns in Sunday's divisional round win.
“This is why I came here,” Barkley said after touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards.
“It was a great opportunity to play in a game like this.”
Barkley, 27, last reached the divisional round of the playoffs in January 2023 as a member of the Giants.
The Eagles then defeated their hated NFC East rivals 38-7 to earn a spot in the Super Bowl.
Barkley left the Giants last offseason and signed a three-year, $37.25 million contract with Philadelphia, one game away from the 2025 Super Bowl.
The former first-round pick last month became the ninth running back in NFL history to surpass 2,000 rushing yards in a season. He finished the regular season with a career-high 2,005 yards, just 100 yards shy of the record set by Eric Dickerson in 1984.
Barkley has known Condon since their college days at Penn State, and they are now playing in their first NFC Championship Game.
The second-seeded Eagles will host the sixth-seeded Commanders next Sunday.
The last time the Eagles made it to the Super Bowl was in 2023 when they played the Chiefs.
Kansas City won the shootout against Philadelphia 38-35.
The Eagles and Chiefs, seeking their third consecutive Super Bowl title, will face the Bills next Sunday in the AFC title game, but it remains to be seen whether the rematch in New Orleans will take place.
