Ahead of the Super Bowl, the NFL made a post to highlight Barkley's opening touchdown run. It proceeded to give the running back a new nickname because of the highlight: "First play Sa." "Call him first play Sa," the NFL wrote on X.

Former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley is having a career year in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles, becoming just the ninth player in NFL history to amass 2,000 rushing yards in a season.

The 2024 regular season is in the rearview mirror and all that's left before we put the entire year to bed is Super Bowl LIX. While the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are gearing up for that bid to hoist the Lombardi Trophy,