Saquon Barkley has something else to add to his list of accolades since joining the Eagles:
Madden cover star.
EA Sports announced on Monday that Barkley will be featured on the cover of Madden 26. The image will be Barkley’s famous backwards hurdle over a Jaguars defender during Philadelphia’s Week 9 victory last year.
The AP offensive player of the year in 2024, Barkley rushed for 2,005 yards with 13 touchdowns. He led the league with 378 touches and 2,283 yards from scrimmage.
Barkley is the second running back in a row to be featured on the cover of the video game, as San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey held the honor for Madden 25.
Madden 26 is set to be released on Aug. 14.
San Francisco is going to add some help at edge rusher, but it will take another couple of days.
Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, the 49ers are finalizing a deal with the Eagles to acquire Bryce Huff in exchange for a Day 3 draft pick.
The trade will not be processed until after June 1, but Philadelphia has restructured Huff’s contract in an effort to get the deal done. While he was in line to make around $17 million fully guaranteed, Huff will now be paid $9.05 million by the Eagles, with the remaining $7.95 million coming from the 49ers.
The trade will reunite Huff with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, who was Huff’s head coach in 2023 when he reached a career-high 10.0 sacks.
Huff had 2.5 sacks in 12 games with six starts for the Eagles last season. He also had three tackles for loss with four quarterback hits.
Tight end Dallas Goedert’s return to the Eagles for the 2025 season remained up in the air until he agreed to a revised deal with the team earlier this month.
Goedert agreed to a pay cut that guaranteed his $10 million salary and offers more money in incentives. On Wednesday, Goedert said “there were definitely days that were filled with emotion” before the revised deal came together and that he’s now trying to enjoy the moment rather than fret about what will happen when his deal is up at the end of the season.
“I’m really excited about this year,” Goedert said, via NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com. “Obviously, I’d love to play my entire career in Philadelphia, but I’m not too worried about [the future]. I’m excited to see what happens this year. Excited to put up a really good year, have a successful year with an incredible team and let my agent handle his job and talks after the season. . . . I’m super stoked to be back here. Got a lot of love for a lot of people in this building. Got a lot of love for Philadelphia. So super glad to be back. And we’ve got high expectations and I want to help us get back to where we were last year.”
Goedert missed time in the regular season last year due to injury, but returned to lead the team in receptions and receiving yards during their postseason run to a Super Bowl title. Goedert also performed well in the playoffs on the way to the NFC title in 2022 and another strong finish should help his chances of remaining in Philly for the long run.
Edge rusher Bryce Huff was out of the Eagles’ lineup by the end of the 2024 season and he’s been out of the picture entirely during their offseason program.
Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Huff has not attended any of the team’s workouts this spring. While the workouts are voluntary, McLane suggests that his absence may be part of an agreement with the team.
Huff is guaranteed $16.75 million this season and trading him after June 1 would provide some cap relief, so keeping him off the field and able to pass a physical could be part of the team’s thinking.
Huff signed a three-year deal with the Eagles last year with thoughts that he’d have a role in their pass rush, but he posted 2.5 sacks before missing time with injury and wound up inactive for the team’s Super Bowl win over the Chiefs.
Brandon Graham won the 2025 Good Guy Award, the Pro Football Writers of America announced Wednesday.
Graham recently retired from the NFL after a 15-year career.
He was cited for his dealings with local and national media during the previous season and his entire career.
Graham, the 21st Good Guy Award winner, is the third member of the Eagles franchise to win the award. He joins two-time winner Chris Long (2018, 2019) and Jason Kelce (2023) as other Eagles to win the award.
Other finalists for the Good Guy Award were Browns guard Joel Bitonio, Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin and Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner.
The Good Guy Award is given to an NFL player for his qualities and professional style in helping pro football writers do their jobs. The award has been presented annually by the PFWA since 2005.
Graham was a finalist for the Good Guy Award the past three years.
