When it comes to snow games, Shady knows best.
Back in 2013, Eagles legend LeSean McCoy set a then-franchise record with 217 rushing yards in a blizzardy Week 14 showdown against the Detroit Lions, gliding across the powder at Lincoln Financial Field for two touchdown runs of 40 or more yards each.
With inclement weather again forecast in Philadelphia for Sunday’s Divisional Round game with the Los Angeles Rams, the Eagles’ current star running back, Saquon Barkley, plans to phone a friend in preparation.
“Definitely going to call Shady just in case we do get some snow,” Barkley told reporters Friday. “See what he did because it don’t make sense how he was able to cut in that snow. You could just see he was on a whole different level.”
Having grown up in the northeast and played college ball at Penn State before becoming a New York Giant and finally an Eagle this season, Barkley is no stranger to snow.
Nor is the ninth and newest member of the 2,000-yard rushing club new to operating on a different level himself.
Still, any intel is welcome when a trip to the NFC Championship Game is on the line — especially considering the Rams’ defensive hot streak and likely increased focus on Barkley after he undid them