Saquon Barkley threw an Eagles linebacker to the ground with one of the meanest stiff arms of the season

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Though he's struggled in his sophomore season, Saquon Barkley managed to show at least one flash of the brilliance against the Eagles Monday night.

• Saquon Barkley stiff-armed Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nate Gerry into oblivion on Monday night.
• The second-year running back ran to his right on a handoff and, when Gerry challenged him, used his left hand to grab the side of Gerry's helmet and throw him to the turf.
• While combatting a nagging ankle injury, Barkley has accrued just 610 rushing yards and three total touchdowns on the season.
• His New York Giants have struggled on the season as well. After collapsing against the Eagles Monday night, they own a division-worst 2-11 record and have lost nine straight games.
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Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants are in the midst of a rough season, but that didn't stop the second-year running back from adding to his highlight reel during his most recent showing.

The hapless Giants took on their division rival Philadelphia Eagles on the road Monday night, and Barkley took the opportunity to show at least one flash of the brilliance that made him last year's Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Barkley ran to his right on a handoff and, as he turned the corner around the line, he came face-to-face with Philadelphia linebacker Nate Gerry. Using his left hand, the 22-year-old quadfather found the side of Gerry's helmet and threw him to the turf.

Barkley's sophomore season has not lived up to his sensational rookie year. The Penn State product - who is nursing a nagging ankle injury - has accrued just 610 rushing yards and three total touchdowns on the season. Barkley recorded 66 yards on 17 carries Monday in his team's last-second collapse against the Eagles. New York's 23-17 overtime loss marks its 11th of the season and its ninth straight, making the Giants the bottom-dwellers of an already pitiful NFC East.

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Saquon throws down professional football players with so much ease...

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