Philadelphia welcomed the Eagles home after Super Bowl LIX with a massive parade down Broad Street last month. Since then, several players have also been honored in their hometowns with parades and celebrations.

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles’ Saquon Barkley, fresh off a record-setting 2,504-yard rushing season that included a Super Bowl championship and culminated with the most lucrative contract agreement in history at his position, met with the media on Monday and expressed his desire to revive the running-back market in the NFL.

Saquon Barkley's fiancée Anna Congdon reacted to the running back's historic contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles after their 2025 Super Bowl win.

As the city wrings its hands over the fate of its latest Super Bowl champion, few seem to appreciate that, less than three weeks ago, the best season any Eagles team ever had ended with a blowout win in Super Bowl LIX over Andy Reid,

Saquon Barkley was the straw that stirred the drink for the Philadelphia Eagles en route to their Super Bowl LIX title last season. Now, after inking a lucrative extension with the organization earlier this offseason,

Saquon Barkley made one of the biggest splashes in free agency last year when he agreed to leave the Giants for the Eagles and the running back cashed in again this year.

From playing on the franchise tag for a middling franchise to earning a record-setting extension as a Super Bowl champion, patience and faith paid off for Barkley.

After signing a contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, running back Saquon Barkley hopes his deal sets the standard for the RB market and that other young stars get what they deserve.