{"id":213039,"date":"2025-07-17T01:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T01:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/213039\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T01:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T01:57:13","slug":"saquon-barkley-wins-espy-award-for-best-play-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/213039\/","title":{"rendered":"Saquon Barkley wins ESPY Award for Best Play of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has added another award to his trophy case.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley&#8217;s reverse hurdle during last season&#8217;s Week 9 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jacksonville Jaguars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> has won &#8216;Best Play&#8217; at the 2025 ESPY Awards.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most memorable plays in NFL history will also grace the cover of Madden NFL 26, releasing early next month.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Barkley earned nominations in three categories: Best Athlete (Men&#8217;s), Best NFL Player, and Best Play. The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia-eagles\/354\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia Eagles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> as unit was nominated for Best Team, competing against the NHL\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/hockey\/nhl\/teams\/florida-panthers-(nhl)\/4979\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida Panthers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Florida Panthers<\/a>, MLB\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/los-angeles-dodgers\/243\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Dodgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, WNBA\u2019s New York Liberty, college football\u2019s Ohio State Buckeyes, the NBA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oklahoma City Thunder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>, NCAA women\u2019s lacrosse\u2019s North Carolina Tar Heels, the U.S. Women\u2019s National Soccer Team, and the UConn women\u2019s basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>The last Eagles player to win an ESPY award was QB Nick Foles, who won Best Championship Performance in 2018 for his heroics in Super Bowl LII.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/theeagleswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/eagles\/2025\/07\/16\/saquon-barkley-wins-espy-award-for-best-play-of-the-year\/85251389007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saquon Barkley wins ESPY Award for Best Play of the Year;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Saquon Barkley wins ESPY Award for Best Play of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has added another award to his trophy case. 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