Eagles’ Slay responds to Dickerson concerning Barkley’s pursuit of speeding document
Legendary operating again Eric Dickerson raised eyebrows when he just lately admitted he doesn’t need Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles to interrupt the single-season document of two,105 speeding yards that Dickerson set through the 1984 marketing campaign.
Barkley will enter this coming Sunday’s regular-season finale versus the New York Giants, his former membership, 101 yards on the bottom shy of surpassing Dickerson’s mark. Through the newest version of his “Huge Play Slay” podcast, Eagles cornerback Darius Slay reacted to Dickerson’s tackle Barkley’s potential pursuit of historical past.
“He was type of low-key hating on Saquon, speaking about how he doesn’t need him to interrupt it,” Slay mentioned about Dickerson, as shared by Chris Franklin of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. “We’ve information for information to be damaged. Your document’s been standing for thus lengthy. Move the torch. There’s nothing mistaken with that. Folks simply be scared to move the torch, and he must move it. I simply don’t like how he mentioned it. It makes you’re feeling just like the previous heads are simply hating, and we shouldn’t be hating on anyone. All of us need greatness for one another.”
The reality of the matter is that Dickerson might not have something to fret about by the point Sunday rolls round. As a lot as Barkley might need to break the document whereas dealing with the staff that failed to provide him the long-term contract he desired over the earlier two offseasons, the Eagles are locked into the No. 2 seed for the NFC portion of the postseason event and, thus, have little cause to danger his well being at Lincoln Monetary Area.
Per Ryan O’Leary of The Sporting Information, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter immediately mentioned on Monday that he “could be floored if Saquon Barkley is on the sphere this weekend” versus the Giants as a result of the 13-3 Eagles are “attempting to get a Tremendous Bowl.” In the meantime, it feels like Slay could be supportive if head coach Nick Sirianni gave Barkley some touches in Week 18.
“I nonetheless respect this recreation, and I believe [Dickerson] continues to be a fantastic legend, however he shouldn’t have mentioned it like that. He feels like a real hater,” Slay added through the podcast. “An actual big-time hater.”
No matter whether or not or not Dickerson was being a “hater,” it seems the single-season speeding document will stay his by a minimum of the bulk of 2025.
