Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni caught a lot of flack this week for choosing to keep his players healthy and benching them during the season finale against the New York Giants on Sunday.

It sounds like Philly's star running back won't get the chance to chase the NFL's single-season rushing record this weekend, and for good reason.

Sirianni went on to say that he is balancing what the best thing is for the Eagles and what the best thing is for the player. In Barkley's case, it would not be a surprise if he is fine with sitting out, as he declined staying in the game to go for a record against the Giants earlier in the season.

It will be interesting to see if the Eagles give McKee the No. 2 job next season or try and swing a trade since he should have more value on the market.

Philadelphia managed a win in its regular season finale even with Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley on the bench.

Head coach Nick Sirianni talks about the decision to sit running back Saquon Barkley vs. New York Giants.

Barkley became only the ninth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards last week against the Cowboys. He’s at 2,005 — exactly 100 yards shy of Eric Dickerson, who set the mark of 2,105 in 1984 with the Los Angeles Rams.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley appears set to sit out the Philadelphia Eagles final regular-season game Sunday, denying the running back his chance at breaking Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record.

The Philadelphia Eagles have nothing to play for, but Saquon Barkley is 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record.