Saquon Barkley has a newfound respect for Spider-Man actor Tom Holland.
And it's thanks to a special honor he received before the start of the 2025 season.
Barkley's viral backwards hurdle over Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jarrian Jones in a 2024 regular season game earned so much respect from fans everywhere, that it is officially the Madden 26 cover.
Saquon Barkley and his hurdle grace the cover of Madden 26 @EAMaddenNFL pic.twitter.com/13v5alJK6S
— ESPN (@espn) June 2, 2025
But in order to recreate the moment during the photoshoot for the Madden cover, Barkley wore a harness. And with that, he showed some respect to Holland for all of his work in “Spider-Man."
“It definitely made me respect someone like Tom Holland who does superhero movies and is strapped in all the time,” Barkley said (via ESPN). “It’s definitely harder than you think.”
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