The Philadelphia Eagles feel no Super Bowl hangover.
In the quest for back-to-back Lombardi Trophies, Saquon Barkley said the Philly OTAs have been just as spirited as last year when they had a lot to prove. This time around, they know what it takes to concoct a winning formula, Kevin Patra of NFL.com reports.
"It's been great," Barkley said Monday on NFL Network's The Insiders. "We've got guys coming in and buying in, training really hard, competing at a high level. The young guys that we drafted and the people we brought in, they're buying into the culture right from the beginning.
"The best way I can answer that question is success is not an accident. We know the recipe. We know what it takes. We can't skip any steps to get to where we want to get to. Last OTAs it was the same thing, and we already know how training camp's gonna be and we know how it's gonna be during the season. We know the recipe, and we just got to stick to it and a little bit of luck when that comes in with staying healthy. We do that, with the talent that we have and the coaches that we have, we'll be in a good position."
Barkley's record-setting 2025 campaign saw him rush for 2,005 yards with 13 TDs and break the NFL's single-season rushing record, including the playoffs, with 2,504 yards. In addition to the Super Bowl ring, the back earned a new contract and capped off the year by being named the Madden Cover.
Like all great players, Barkley appreciates what he and the Eagles accomplished, but he's not one to rest on his laurels. There is another mountain on the horizon.
"It was a hell of a year. It was a year that you dream about," Barkley said. "It was a year that you train for. The beauty of it is you have an opportunity to do it again. That's what the mindset kind of shifts to is learn from it, and even though you had a great year, there's so many plays and so many things I can continue to improve on. You've got to be obsessed with the little details and locking into taking your game to another level.
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