Adam Schefter
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Eagles are rewarding Saquon Barkley with a two-year, $41.2 million contract extension that makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, per sources. The deal makes Barkley the NFL’s first $20 million+ per-year running back.
Barkley also has the ability to earn an additional $15 million in incentives and escalators.
The deal includes $36 million fully guaranteed at signing.
The Eagles are taking the rare step of extending Barkley one year into his three-year deal - and in the same league year in which they signed him to the initial contract.