Overview

• Barkley leads odds to win back-to-back Offensive Player of the Year honors at +500 on Bet MGM and +650 on ESPN Bet.
• Since 2007, only two of 25 running backs with more than 370 touches have improved their yardage the following season, with an average drop of 966 rushing yards.
• The Eagles enlisted Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk and Edgerrin James to design a regimen emphasizing mobility and core strength instead of high-intensity hill sprints.
• Coach Nick Sirianni says Barkley "has a lot of good football left in him," dismissing suggestions he might retire soon.
• Philadelphia signed Barkley to a two-year, $41.2 million deal in March, making him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.