In the days following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a revived President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, name recognition alone thrust Saquon Barkley into an unexpected spotlight. Words spread rapidly: Barkley was cited alongside Tua Tagovailoa and Nick Bosa as one of the NFL athletes tapped for the council. However, in reality, that turns out not to be true.
The former New York Giants star, now dawning the midnight green of the Philadelphia Eagles, after a year marked by fresh challenges had one mission: restore his reputation and restore his reputation and help the Eagles stay atop the NFL mountain. They capped off the season with a dominant 40–22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, marking their second Super Bowl win in five appearances. And Barkley? He is expected to be a major part of their title defense in 2025.
Speaking this week for the first time since the story broke. Barkley said he was “shocked” that his name had even been mentioned. PHLY reporter Zach Berman, broke the news on X as he wrote, “Saquon Barkley said he’s not a part of President Trump’s council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. He was asked a few months ago and it wasn’t something he was prepared to take on. He was “shocked” that his name was mentioned.”
Saquon Barkley said he’s not a part of President Trump’s council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.
He was asked a few months ago and it wasn’t something he was prepared to take on. He was “shocked” that his name was mentioned.
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) August 4, 2025
By all accounts, training camp was going smoothly, his cuts were sharp, his burst looked reborn, and he was adjusting fast to Jalen Hurts‘ read-heavy system. The crowd roared every time he got to the second level. No distractions. Just football. Until his name suddenly appeared in a place he didn’t expect, not on a depth chart, but in a political press release. He made it clear: this wasn’t his lane, this wasn’t his role. In a season where focus matters more than ever, Barkley just wants the noise to stop and the football to speak for itself.
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