Philadelphia was one of the best teams in football for the first 12 weeks of the 2023 NFL season but fell apart down the stretch and then lost early in the playoffs. Things didn't go as planned but the Eagles' front office didn't sit around and just hope things would fix themselves.

Saquon Barkley, a 2,000-yard wonder and creator of inconceivable feats, is the personification of a damn good deal. He doesn’t rank among the top 10 highest-paid Philadelphia Eagles. He sits 11th, in both total contract value and average annual salary,