Saquon Barkley Excites Eagles Crowd In 1st Camp Practice

Saquon Barkley was the crown jewel of the Eagles off-season. In a complete reversal of how the Eagles usually operate, they went out and spent big on a running back. But they did it because they saw a guy who could take their offense to the next level, the way Christain McCaffrey did for the 49ers. Well on Wednesday, Eagles fans got to see him in person for the 1st time. According to reporters on the scene, they were fired up to see Barkley debut. Saquon Barkley Fires Up The Crowd Tim McManus joined The Best Show Ever on Wednesday to discuss his takeaways from the 1st day of camp. The first thing he talked about was the crowd's reaction to seeing Barkley. "The energy was white, and a lot of that was Saquon Barkley. You have a legit star making his training camp debut... When Barkley came out... the crowd was just going haywire over it." The Eagles have not had that true star RB since LeSean McCoy. Mile Sanders was nice, as was D'Andre Swift last season, but neither of them were game changing runningbacks. Barkley can be that. When healthy, he is a true top 5 talent at the position. McManus went on to explain a couple of nice moments Barkely had at practice that had the fans in attendance even more excited. "Barkley caught one right down the left side, then he just rumbled past the crowd. You get to expeirence the size of this guy. He is just built different, and he still has speed. That was on display as he whizzed by and had people screaming. Camp is obvioulsy just camp. Looking great there does not mean that much. But it is clear Eagles fans are itching for ay glimpse they can get at their new star RB. And if the few fans allowed to attend Eagles camp are going that crazy, just imagine what it will look like the first time he takes the field at the Linc in a real game. Listen To Or Watch 'The Best Show Ever?' Live On The 97.5 The Fanatic And On NBC Sports Philly From 2 To 6 p.m. every Weekday