Saquon eager to help Eagles avenge Super Bowl LVII loss vs. Chiefs

Saquon Barkley was a member of the New York Giants when the Philadelphia Eagles lost Super Bowl LVII to the Kansas City Chiefs, but the star running back still wants to avenge that defeat.

"I think even though I wasn't part of that team ... when you're able to develop a friendship and a relationship with these guys and be able to go to war with each other, it felt like I was," Barkley said, per the Philadelphia Inquirer's Olivia Reiner. "I know how, like, I wasn't there, but I can feel in my own body how it felt for them and see the confetti fall in the wrong color and having to walk out.

"Definitely don't want to be part of that. That's definitely something that drives us. For those guys that have been a part of it, but also just want to get the job done and knowing how it is for those guys, how it felt, and doing everything I can in my ... ability to make sure that doesn't happen."

Barkley admits he was rooting against the Eagles that season after they bounced the Giants in the divisional round. He only watched part of the Big Game since he was flying from Arizona after participating in media obligations during the week.

"That stuff is fun. Radio row and all of that. But I like this a little bit better," Barkley said.

Barkley has excelled since joining the Eagles last offseason. After rushing for over 2,000 yards and flirting with the league's single-season rushing record, the All-Pro halfback rushed for over 100 yards in each of the Eagles' postseason victories leading up to the Super Bowl. He joined Hall of Fame tailbacks John Riggins and Terrell Davis as the only players to run for over 400 yards before playing in the Big Game.

"It's a cool feeling when everything that you worked for, it’s all right in front of you. The player that I knew I was and the player that I believed I was is finally getting to show," Barkley said.