As Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles inches closer to the NFL’s single-season rushing record, there’s one notable figure not cheering him on: Eric Dickerson, the current record holder. Barkley needs101 yards in the last game to surpass Dickerson’s 1984 record of 2,105 rushing yards, a feat achieved in just 16 games.
In a candid interview with the Los Angeles Times, Dickerson expressed his mixed feelings about the potential milestone. “Do I want him to break it? Absolutely not,” Dickerson admitted. “But if he breaks it, he breaks it. I’m not whining about it. Football is football.”
Dickerson acknowledged Barkley’s impressive performance this season, calling him a “great player” who is “elusive, tough, and runs hard.” However, Dickerson also noted the extended 17-game season in today’s NFL, a factor he believes adds an asterisk to potential new records.
Barkley, with 2,004 yards through 16 games, faces a crucial matchup against his former team, the New York Giants. Ironically, Week 18 offers Barkley a chance to break the record against the franchise that released him—a potential poetic twist Dickerson called “a true slap in the face.”
Even if Barkley eclipses the single-season mark, Dickerson takes solace in another achievement he believes will stand the test of time: the rookie rushing record of 1,808 yards. “You only get one shot at that,” he said. “You’re only a rookie once.”
Whether Barkley claims the record or not, the conversation underscores the evolving nature of the NFL and the reverence for records forged in previous eras.
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