PHILADELPHIA -- A strong case can be made that Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley will be more active in the passing game in 2025 to counteract the attention he will receive as a rusher.

Barkley is fresh off a season for the ages in which he became the ninth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in the regular season. He added 499 yards and five touchdowns in the postseason to move into first place all time in single-season rushing yards, including playoffs, and led Philadelphia to its second Super Bowl title.

Those numbers would have been gaudier if not for the Kansas City Chiefs ' heavy focus on him in Super Bowl LIX. The Eagles made it look easy with their 40-22 win , but it was a tough day for Barkley, who ran for 57 yards on 25 attempts.

The Chiefs had seven or

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