Saquon Barkley Declares Himself Healthy After Eagles Get Smoked By Cowboys

Saquon Barkley says his hamstring is fine and his back will not keep him out of action. According to a report from ESPN's Tim McManus shared by Adam Schefter, the Philadelphia Eagles running back is officially declaring himself good to go.

"My hamstring came out great" is the exact kind of medical update you give when your team just lost by 17 points at home and you desperately want to change the subject.

"Saquon Barkley said his 'hamstring came out great' and he doesn't believe his back issue will keep him out."

The Eagles just got completely dismantled by the Dallas Cowboys in a 38-21 blowout. When you give up nearly 40 points to a division rival, suddenly everyone in the locker room is very eager to talk about their soft tissue recovery instead of the game tape.

For fantasy managers and anyone looking at next week's rushing props, Barkley waving off a back issue is a massive relief. You do not want to be playing the waiver wire lottery in late October when your star running back is dealing with a multi-joint structural mystery.

Barkley's health is the only thing keeping the Philadelphia offense from turning into a complete pumpkin. He is currently listed as healthy on the active roster, which means the Eagles have zero excuses for whatever that performance was against Dallas.

We will see if the official practice reports match Barkley's optimism later this week. Until then, Philadelphia has much bigger problems to fix than their star running back's lower back tightness.