Midway through the fourth quarter of the Philadelphia Eagles’ 55-23 NFC championship game win over the Washington Commanders, the Fox broadcast aired a brief highlight reel of running back Saquon Barkley: twirling down the field, striding up the sidelines, sticking it, as ever, to an NFC East opponent. “Saquon Barkley has been magnificent,” play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt said about the 27-year-old Eagle, who signed a three-year, $37.75 million contract with Philly in March and then proceeded to rack up over 2,000 rushing yards in his first year with his new team.
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