Saquon Barkley on Tush Push Ban, SaQUAD Nickname, & Playing For The Eagles | Exciting Mics Ep 2

Saquon Barkley joins Cooper DeJean & Reed Blankenship on the Podcast Exciting Mics Episode 2 to talk about the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl WIN, joining the Eagles After Playing for the New York Giants, becoming the Highest Paid RB in NFL, where his SaQUAD Nickname comes from & more. NFL superstar Saquon Barkley talks about the controversial Tush Push ban and what it’s really like playing for the Philadelphia Eagles. From hilarious locker room moments to deep insights on leadership, injuries, and chasing greatness, this episode is packed with raw conversations and Super Bowl stories. Plus, hear about Saquon’s Met Gala experience, offseason grind, and wild takes on Pluto, golf, and TikTok conspiracies. Don’t miss one of the most authentic and entertaining NFL podcasts of the season — hit play and subscribe now! Presented by Vanda Pharmaceuticals Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 0:19 - Saquon Barkley joins the show 1:30 - What is exciting you this week? 2:57 - Schedule release day 3:46 - OTAs 6:08 - Hamstring strength test 7:18 - How IS Iowa? 8:24 - Saquon got paid because of Iowa 9:18 - What’s the most Saquon has squatted? 10:55 - 2024-2025 NFL Season 12:53 - ’24-’25 Eagles Top 5 NFL team of all time? 15:47 - Super Bowl victory 18:47 - Saquon predicted he’d be in the Super Bowl last year 20:30 - Super Bowl parade 23:20 - Should the tush push be banned? 26:03 - Elevator pitch to Roger Goodell 27:46 - Wildest conspiracy theories 30:33 - Can you name all the planets? 32:57 - Saquon highest paid RB in NFL history 41:09 - Saquon at the Met Gala 42:53 - Coolest person Saquon’s met 43:29 - Exciting Fits: Met Gala 45:26 - Saquon’s upbringing 47:15 - Are they nice in Iowa? 48:45 - Super Bowl winners from each hometown 50:08 - 2018 Draft class: STACKED 50:55 - Baker and Saquon’s rookie bet 51:50 - AJ Dillon’s quads are bigger than Saquon’s? 52:39 - Saquon’s outro 53:00 - Exciting Eats: Angelo’s 55:10 - Fan questions from Rory Cavin 1:00:44 - Episode outro #nfl #football #philadelphiaeagles #eagles #cooperdejean #reedblankenship #superbowl #saquonbarkley #nflfootball #gobirds #excitingmics Vanda: Vanda Pharmaceuticals - Innovate in the service of people's pursuit of happiness. Learn more at vandapharma.com ACME: Shop now at acmemarkets.com or in the ACME App. Factor: Get started at factormeals.com/exciting50off and use code EXCITING50OFF to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box. Sponsored by SeatGeek: Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/MICS10 *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount A GOAT Farm Media Original Series | Powered by ALLCITY Network & PHLY WEBSITE: www.excitingmics.com FOLLOW ON SOCIAL: Instagram: @excitingmics TikTok: @excitingmics Twitter: @excitingmics When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.