In 2024, there aren’t many things a football player can do that will make fans say “what did I just see?”

Philadelphia Eagles However, running back Saquon Barkley just did that. In the second quarter of the Eagles’ game against the jacksonville jaguars On Sunday, Barkley caught a pass from Jalen Hurts (that’s not the crazy part) then broke a tackle (awesome, but still not the crazy part) then broke out of another tackle (hugely impressive, but still not the best part ) and then jumped a defender… backwards?

It’s true. Barkley jumped over a Jaguars defender backward before falling Go forward a few more meters.

If this has ever happened before, we certainly don’t remember it. Barkley’s athleticism is unparalleled in the NFL, and he reminds us from time to time what an athlete he is by doing things like this.

Barkley has a unique combination of vision, strength and agility and when it all comes together beautifully in a play like this, it’s hard not to get excited. Since his days at Penn State, Barkley has been exciting to watch, but this might be the best move of his career. This might be the best move ever made by someone.

Early in this game, before Barkley made a seemingly impossible move, he caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts, which normally wouldn’t be big news, but broke a pretty unfortunate trend for the Eagles; These were his first points in the first quarter of the entire season. This is week 9, mind you!

So not only did Barkley invent a new skill move, he also put the Eagles on the board in the first quarter for the first time this year. That’s a pretty good first half.