Published August 20, 2026 05:23 PM
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley hates joint practices.
Barkley said after a joint practice with the Patriots that he dislikes the way hot-headed players don’t control themselves in joint practices and are more interested in refusing to back down from someone in a different-colored jersey than in getting better.
“I hate joint practice, to be honest. I think one day is good, but we play in an ego-filled sport with a lot of men, and I’m all about just putting the work in,” Barkley said. “I’m not really a fan of joint practice. More times than not, nothing good comes out of it. Like you have the work, it’s good but then you get to pushing, the shoving and someone says this about you and it’s immature when we get to that level. I’ve got to do a better job too because I’m a little troublemaker sometimes, but I was a good this week.”
Barkley said players should be able to walk away from that stuff.
“Football is a physical game, and it’s just a little extra pushing and shoving, but we’ve got to do a better job of not allowing that to have a factor in our practice,” Barkley said.
