BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Call him Saquon Barkley from "Whitehaul."
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Barkley is signing a two-year, $41.2 million contract extension with the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
That will make him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.
"The deal makes the former Whitehall High School and Penn State star the NFL’s first $20 million-plus running back in league history."
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The deal, per sources, makes the former Whitehall High School and Penn State star the NFL’s first $20 million-plus running back in league history.
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 extension comes after Barkley completed the first year of a three-year contract he signed with the Eagles in free agency last offseason.
In his first season with the Eagles, Barkley eclipsed Terrell Davis for most rushing yards in a single season in NFL history.
After rushing for 2,005 yards in the regular season, he rushed for 499 yards in the postseason to finish with 2,504 total rushing yards.
Barkley was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year, as well as first-team All-Pro.