From his successful college career playing at Penn State that made him the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft to the City of Brotherly Love, Saquon Barkley has had quite the football journey.
One of the biggest moves of the 2024 NFL offseason was Barkley signing a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. After a six-year stint with the New York Giants, Barkley decided to join their NFC East rival. He has been worth every penny for the Eagles, rushing for more than 2,000 yards.
Let’s take a look at Barkley’s contract, salary, and his current net worth.
Saquon Barkley’s Contract and Salary
The Eagles star running back signed a lucrative three-year deal worth approximately $37.8 million, including a hefty $11.6 million signing bonus and $26 million guaranteed.
Philadelphia is giving Barkley close to $24 million over the first two years of the deal. His cap hit for the 2024 season is just $3.9 million, and then it increases to $13.5 million in 2025. In 2026, only $1.5 million of Barkley’s salary is guaranteed.
Eagles RB Saquon Barkley's three-year, $37.75 million deal.
• $11.625 million signing bonus.
• $25.5 million fully guaranteed.
• $24.5 million over first 2 years.
• $1.5 million of 2026 base ($12M) guaranteed.Essentially a two-year deal, with a team option for '26.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 13, 2024
Barkley’s contract will pay him $12.6 million annually, making him one of the NFL’s highest-paid running backs.
The only RBs who will earn more than Barkley are San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey ($19 million), New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara ($15 million), and Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor ($14 million).
It’s also worth noting that Barkley can earn an additional $9 million in incentives, meaning he could make as much as $46.75 million over the life of his three-year deal with the Eagles.
Barkley’s Net Worth and Career Earnings
Barkley’s net worth is approximately $32 million. Over the course of his career, Barkley has earned $63,442,750 from his NFL contracts alone.
Barkley makes approximately $10 million annually from endorsement deals with major brands like Nike, Pepsi, and Toyota. He’s known to live off his endorsement income while wisely investing his NFL salary.
Barkley also has a number of off-field ventures. In 2021, Barkley invested in the energy drink company X2 Performance.
“I have been a big believer in X2’s line of clean products for a long time,” Barkley said in a statement. “I am very selective of brands I endorse and even more selective of companies I choose to invest in.”
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Barkley joined Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David, Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, and ESPN insider Adam Schefter as notable investors in X2 Performance.
It certainly seems like Barkley has been smart with his money, and he’ll have plenty more coming in over the next several years.
Packers vs. Eagles Game Preview
- Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
- Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
- Channel: Fox/Fox Deportes
Now, Barkley will try to lead the Eagles past Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card Round.
Love isn’t afraid to take chances. While that creates some downside, his style of play has paid off more often than not up to this point in the season.
The issue is now it must pay off against elite competition, all while Love battles a right elbow injury that caused him to miss much of the team’s Week 18 loss to the Bears. Love has averaged -0.06 EPA per dropback in five games against the Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, and Eagles this season. Against all other teams, he’s averaged 0.21 EPA per dropback.
Barkley has opened up offensive versatility that simply didn’t exist last season. The ninth 2,000-yard rusher in NFL history led the top-ranked offense by EPA per rush (0.08) excluding Week 18 (when Philadelphia benched nearly all of its starters).
The Eagles can produce against anyone, but if the offensive line remains a liability when it comes to pass blocking, Philly could be in a precarious spot if it falls behind.
The Eagles are the worst team at preventing pressure when not blitzed, a flaw that could undo all the good it’s capable of doing. That said, with playmakers at every level, counting this offense out isn’t a wise move as long as Jalen Hurts recovers from his concussion before the Wild Card Round.
The play of the Packers’ offensive line has been fairly inconsistent since its bye week, but they rank ninth in the league over the past four weeks. The overall numbers do not appear to be anything to worry about, and a strong showing up front against the Lions in Week 14 is a strong reason for optimism in the playoffs.
This week, they face a Philadelphia team that they graded as a B- against last time out. However, that was back in Week 1, so both teams have changed significantly. The Eagles’ OL has also been all over the map in recent weeks. They rank 27th over the final four weeks with D+ grades against the Commanders and Steelers.
There isn’t a statistical flaw in Philadelphia’s defense, which ranks top 10 in every metric that encompasses our Defense+ grades (except for sack rate, where they’re 15th). That makes them an incredibly dangerous threat to win the NFC, even without the top seed.
Five of the Packers’ six losses came against the Eagles, Vikings, and Lions, which bodes ominously for a playoff run that starts in Philadelphia. The offensive injuries were the bigger concern coming out of Week 18. For the Packers to make a run in the playoffs, they’ll need this unit’s variance to swing in the right direction.