On Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia Eagles hit the field at home for a big game against the Los Angeles Rams. The Eagles entered this one looking to bounce back after an ugly road loss to the Caleb Williams-less Chicago Bears last week.
Unfortunately, the Eagles got some tough news on the injury front in the first quarter of the Rams matchup regarding one of their best players.
Saquon Barkley appeared to injure his hamstring early on in Eagles-Rams 😳
Hope he’s okay 🙏 pic.twitter.com/rVGvRXF0ol
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 4, 2026
It's the second time in three weeks that Barkley has exited a game early for Philadelphia, as he also suffered a scare two weeks ago in the Eagles' game vs the Tennessee Titans on the road, which the team ended up winning in narrow fashion.
Barkley wound up returning to that game later on and playing last Monday in the road loss to the Bears.
Article Continues BelowThe team later announced that he was questionable to return with the hamstring injury.
The Eagles will need all hands on deck in order to knock off a Rams team that has stumbled out of the gate to a 1-2 start to the year despite entering this season with legit Super Bowl expectations.
For their part, Philadelphia got off to a good start, scoring first to take a 3-0 lead early in the first quarter despite Barkley's injury.
While he has yet to find the gear he hit during his 2024 season, Barkley remains a huge part of Philadelphia's offensive attack, and losing him for any period of time would certainly make life quite a bit more difficult for the team.