Before chasing his first Super Bowl ring, Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley was allegedly down on one knee and gave a ring to his long -time girlfriend, Anna Congdon.
Barkley is now engaged to Congdon, according to People, as he checks a great moment of life ahead of his biggest career game to date as he and Eagles go to New Orleans to meet Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl Lix this coming Sunday.
“I can’t be the athlete I am and have the success I have in my career without the help of her,” Barkley told Outlet of Congdon.
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Saquan Barkley with Anna Congdon and daughter Jada Clare Barkley on the red carpet before the NFL Honours Show at Resorts World Theater. (Kirby Lee -usa Today Sports)
The two share two children together, daughter Jada, 6, and son Saquon Jr., 2, and their pre-game ritual of special handshakes and kisses have become viral in Barkley’s first season with Eagles.
Barkley and Congdon met in Penn State and have been strong since 2017. Barkley told people that they will “just sit back and laugh sometimes when [their kids are] Over there, playing and just smiles and think about where everything started. “
It started with New York Giants, who together took Barkley Second together in 2018 NFL Draft after a stars Nittany Lions career. However, after a roller coaster six seasons in New York, which ended poorly after not getting what he wanted to have contractually, however, Barkley signed with Eagles in free agency last season.
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Obviously, it was the right step to run back as he could have the best running season on constantly statistically depending on his performance against Chiefs.
Personally, the move has been something that Barkley says his family has loved with the city of Philadelphia embraces him immediately despite being their rival for years.
Saquon Barkley and Anna Congdon participate in Serena Williams’ last match at Arthur Ashe Stadium during day 5 in the US Open 2022, 4th Grand Slam of Season York City. (Jean Catuffe/GC pictures)
Barkley and his family were at Lincoln Financial Field and shared quite the moment when green and white confetti rained down on Eagles after dominating the Washington commanders, 55-23, in the NFC championship.
“If I could wrap my arms around this memory, I would …” Congdon caption an instagram post from her family celebrating the victory that put them in the Super Bowl Lix. Barkley commented, “love you” with a heartemoji.
It has been quite a festive year for Barkley, who led the NFL in rushing yards with over 2,000, and it could continue on his 28 -year birthday, which just happened to fall on the Super Bowl Lix.
“The best birthday gift you can have is to play in the Super Bowl, and the only better than it is to win the Super Bowl on your birthday,” he told people.
Barkley added that he is not at all focused on his birthday plans in the hope of “continue to play on a high level” to help his team beat chiefs, a team that chases NFL history as the only team that wins three straight Lombardi trophies.
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Barkley scored three touchdowns for Eagles in the NFC Championship victory over the commanders, and he will definitely try to do it again in New Orleans, where his now engaged and family will cheer him on.
