Overview

• Saquon Barkley and offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo have established a game-specific workload protocol that lets Barkley signal when he needs rest or additional reps.
• The Eagles are increasing play-action usage to capitalize on Barkley’s threat in the passing game and reduce his rush attempts.
• Early training camp coverage notes that Barkley is logging more practice touches than analysts anticipated after his heavy usage last season.
• Barkley finished 2024 with 482 touches—the most by any back since DeMarco Murray in 2014—and no running back with over 400 touches since 2000 has matched that volume in a subsequent season.
• The team’s strategy builds on Barkley’s offseason conditioning work with Hall of Famers and his recently signed extension through the 2026 season.