As the city wrings its hands over the fate of its latest Super Bowl champion, few seem to appreciate that, less than three weeks ago, the best season any Eagles team ever had ended with a blowout win in Super Bowl LIX over Andy Reid,

On Tuesday, the champs rewarded their great running back with a two-year contract extension worth $41.2 million, making Barkley the highest-paid running back in NFL history.

NFL analysts react to Saquon Barkley's $41.2 million extension with the Philadelphia Eagles after winning Super Bowl LIX

Howie Roseman and the Eagles, unlike other clubs in the NFL, haven't let their contract negotiations drag out.

The big news concerning the Eagles during day two of the NFL free-agent tampering period was the surprising trade of veteran safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson.

In the two weeks between the NFC Championship Game and Super Bowl LIX, On Pattison took some flack for running an article saying that Saquon Barkley had outperformed his contract and the Eagles would have little choice but to give him a new deal in the offseason.

The Eagles signed Saquon Barkley to a two-year, $41.2 million contract extension last week.

Barkley admits that rather than thinking about the money, he's been reflecting on how he went from wallowing with the Giants to exploding on the scene in Philadelphia in just one season.