Saquon Barkley suffers new injury in disastrous Eagles return

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-27 · by Christian Arnold

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Saquon Barkley, the Philadelphia Eagles running back, suffered a new back injury during the team’s “Monday Night Football” game against the Dallas Cowboys. In his first appearance since returning from a hamstring issue, Barkley played intermittently before being sidelined due to the back injury. He finished with 62 rushing yards on seven carries as the Eagles lost 38-21, dropping their record to 2-5 for the season.
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Saquon Barkley, the Eagles running back, suffered a new injury during his team's 38-21 loss to the Cowboys on "Monday Night Football" in Philadelphia. He had returned from a hamstring issue but experienced another setback when he aggravated a back injury while trying to play through it. The incident occurred after a 29-yard run where Barkley appeared to pull up before going out of bounds. Despite his efforts, he was limited and alternated time with Dameon Pierce in the first half, playing sporadically throughout the game. After the match, Barkley expressed frustration over his recurring injuries, noting that he will have to find a way to stay healthy as his team's record dropped to 2-5, potentially indicating a challenging season ahead.

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Cowboys Eagles Giant Penn State Philadelphia

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Eagles ORG · 7× Barkley PERSON · 6× Saquon Barkley PERSON · 2× Cowboys ORG · 1× Dameon Pierce PERSON · 1× Giant ORG · 1× Lisa Salters PERSON · 1× Penn State ORG · 1× Philadelphia GPE · 1× Salters PERSON · 1×

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The Eagles running back was in and out of Philadelphia’s 38-21 loss to the Cowboys on “Monday Night Football” before the team announced in the fourth quarter that he was questionable to return due to a back injury.
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🔮 Barkley told reporters after the game at Lincoln Financial Field that he tweaked the hamstring on the first run, and the back injury occurred when he tried to play through it as the Eagles fell to 2-5 in what could be a lost season.
2026-10-27 · New York Post
Saquon Barkley suffers new injury in disastrous Eagles return · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

Saquon Barkley suffered another injury in his first game back from a hamstring issue. asserted
Barkley → suffer → issue
The Eagles running back was in and out of Philadelphia’s 38-21 loss to the Cowboys on “Monday Night Football” before the team announced in the fourth quarter that he was questionable to return due to a back injury. asserted
he → announce → injury
Barkley told reporters after the game at Lincoln Financial Field that he tweaked the hamstring on the first run, and the back injury occurred when he tried to play through it as the Eagles fell to 2-5 in what could be a lost season. uncertain
what → tell → 2
“I don’t get it. asserted
I → get → it
I just have to find a way to get healthy,” he said. asserted
he → have → way
“It’s annoying. asserted
It → ’ → ?
That’s what I’m dealing with so far in the season and I just got to find a way to get healthy.” asserted
I → ’ → way
Something appeared to get him during his first rush of the game when he broke out for a 29-yard run, but he seemed to pull up before he went out of bounds. asserted
he → appear → bounds
Barkley came out for a play but finished off the drive with an 8-yard touchdown run for his only score of the game. asserted
Barkley → come → game
The Penn State product played sporadically in the first half and alternated time with Dameon Pierce. asserted
product → play → Pierce
Barkley spent time in the blue medical tent, and during the game, Lisa Salters reported on the situation. asserted
Salters → spend → situation
“Saquon Barkley had been in and out of the medical tent since the Eagles offense was last on the field,” Salters reported. asserted
Salters → report → field
You see him back out there. asserted
You → see → him
The Eagles say they’re just trying to manage this hamstring issue.” asserted
they → say → issue
Barkley found himself playing sporadically in the second half before the Eagles announced he was dealing with a back issue and was questionable to return. asserted
he → find → issue
Barkley finished the game with 62 yards on the ground on seven carries. asserted
Barkley → finish → carries
The former Giant injured his hamstring during the Eagles’ loss to the Rams on Oct. 4 and missed the next two games with the issue. asserted
Giant → injure → issue
Barkley told reporters he was hoping to play in the Eagles’ loss to the Panthers on Oct. 18. asserted
he → tell → Oct.
“To be honest, I was trying to go last week,” he said Thursday. asserted
he → try → ?
“It sounded great in my head and then you sit and you’re like, maybe they were right. asserted
they → sound → head
But I’m happy to have the opportunity to go out there and test it and, God willing, continue to trend in the right direction throughout the week and to be able to go and play Monday night.” asserted
God → ’m → week
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