Eagles’ Saquon Barkley Makes Concerning Retirement Admission: 'Out of Nowhere'

Saquon Barkley might pull a Barry Sanders. The star running back dropped a massive hint about his retirement, which may be concerning news for the Philadelphia Eagles’ fans.

While every Barkley fan celebrated him becoming the cover athlete for Madden 26, the 28-year-old shot for the fourth episode of former Eagles linebacker Chris Long’s Green Light podcast.

Long asked Barkley about his thoughts on retirement. Barkley replied,

I’ll probably be one of those guys who it’ll [retirement] be out of nowhere. I’ll probably just wake up one day, whether it’s next year or two years or four years, and just be like, ‘Yeah, it’s over.’

He is at the peak of his powers and will only get better, so the Eagles’ fans can breathe a sigh of relief because their All-Pro rusher is in for the long run. At the very least, he will stick around until his contract runs out. But it’s impossible to predict when someone hangs up their boots.

For instance, Saints quarterback Derek Carr shocked everyone by announcing his retirement at just 34, while Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco are still going strong in their 40s.  

Let’s not forget about the legendary Lions running back Barry Sanders, who suddenly decided to retire by leaving a note in the newspaper. Barkley ominously mentioned him during the interview.

One of my favorite players of all time… is Barry Sanders, so probably similar to that. Maybe one day it’ll be out of nowhere. I’ll probably be ballin’ and just be like, yeah, [let’s] call it quits.

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