More than 2,000 rushing yards later, Howie Roseman’s offseason investment in Saquon Barkley is shaping up to be a shrewd decision. Despite sitting out the Eagles’ regular-season finale against the New York Giants,

Now is not the time, Saquon Barkley says. Reflection comes at the end of this season, no matter the meaningfulness of its milestones. He’s resisting the sound of them toppling like towers. He won’t peek at the panorama of his production.

Saquon Barkley’s phone buzzed in his locker stall with no one around to hear. Just before the halftime whistle of the Eagles’ penultimate regular-season game, the running back received a text message from his longtime trainer Moe Gibson that he wouldn’t see until hours later.