Eagles fans who ripped the team for resting Saquon Barkley for Week 18 painfully watched the injuries in the Ravens-Browns game.

Former NFL coach Herm Edwards isn’t a fan of the sport’s risk-averse/player safety practice that occurs at the end of the regular season for playoff teams. For Edwards, now an ESPN NFL analyst, “football players play football,” not sit and watch when they’re healthy.

Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles running back, sought to break Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record but won't play in the final game again

Saquon Barkley’s pursuit of Eric Dickerson’s 40-year-old rushing record could get grounded by his coach. Nick Sirianni’s decision is more difficult than it seems.

NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson can breathe easy knowing his single-season rushing record will remain intact for at least another year. The Philadelphia Eagles have announced they'll rest star running back Saquon Barkley in their regular-season finale against the New York Giants, leaving him just short of Dickerson's historic mark.

Barkley is having a historic season in his first year with the Eagles and has pulled within close range of Dickerson's rushing record. With the decision made for Barkley to rest on Sunday, he will finish the season with 2,005 rushing yards, just 101 yards shy of breaking Dickerson's record.

As the Philadelphia Eagles take on the New York Giants this Sunday in a Week 18 contest, the talk has been around running back Saquon Barkley breaking Eric Dickerson’s record for all-time rushing yards in a season.

Even though Saquon Barkley has a chance to break Eric Dickerson's rushing record, Philadelphia is resting him and other starters. Find out why.

Saquon Barkley will not be given the opportunity to break a huge record, but the Philadelphia Eagles running back has his sights set on a bigger prize.