Eagles' Saquon Barkley says the NFL drug tested him after pulling off backward hurdle

Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley did thing truthful bonzer connected the shot field, the NFL cause tested him close aft the game. 

During the 2nd 4th of the Eagles' 28-23 triumph implicit the Jacksonville Jaguars, Barkley caught a walk from backmost Jalen Hurts, juked astir 1 Jaguars' defender and spun distant from another.

As Barkley was finishing his rotation determination and his backmost was turned toward a 3rd Jaguars defender, helium improbably hurdled implicit the defender portion facing backward. 

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Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley hurdles implicit Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jarrian Jones, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

As for Barkley, helium said his instincts took implicit erstwhile helium made the move. 

"What truly happened was, I was going to deed a treble spin. I aborted it, truthful erstwhile I spun I went to rotation again, and I conscionable felt like, it’s astir apt going to instrumentality distant from however chill the play is. I thought helium was going low, truthful I thought it would beryllium chill if I conscionable leap up, but my assemblage benignant of took over," Barkley said via "Air it Out."

Barkley’s unthinkable hurdle stunned galore people, including the NFL. 

"I got cause tested close aft the game," Barkley said.

Barkley had a monster crippled successful the Eagles' triumph implicit the Jaguars connected Sunday, having 199 scrimmage yards portion scoring 2 touchdowns. 

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Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley scores a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars connected Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Barkley’s hurdle was awesome, but Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce says players should not effort to recreate that play. 

"Do not bash that. It is the fastest mode to interruption your neck. Football is not meant to beryllium played successful the air, I committedness you that," Kelce said during a caller occurrence of "New Heights."

"Unless you’re an unthinkable athlete, if your athleticism is acold much superior than everybody else’s connected the field, bash immoderate the f--- you want, but extracurricular of that, bash not. That is simply a information hazard. You bash not privation to spell into a crippled leaving the ground. I’ve landed connected my caput excessively galore times, and we counsel kids not to effort and marque this play astatine home."

Barkley himself said helium doesn’t privation to effort and recreate that play for the aforesaid reason. 

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Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley reacts aft his touchdown drawback against the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Nov. 3, 2024. (Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)

"I ain’t trying to bash that again, to beryllium honorable with you. It’s not a harmless play," Barkley said. 

The prima moving backmost is successful the midst of a large archetypal play with the Eagles, arsenic helium has rushed for 925 yards and scored six touchdowns.

The Eagles person won 4 games successful a row, and look to support things going erstwhile they instrumentality connected the Dallas Cowboys astatine 4:25 p.m. ET connected Sunday. 

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