Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley will celebrate his 28th birthday on Sunday playing in Super Bowl LIX after a dominant first season in Philadelphia. His former Giants teammates, who finished the year 3-14, will be watching. Among them is linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux, who is spending time in New Orleans leading up to the game.

Saquon Barkley has become one of the NFL’s biggest stars and now he’s chasing a Super Bowl ring as the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs go head-to-head for a rematch. NBC’s Kaylee Hartung reports for TODAY on his path to Super Bowl LIX.

Clearly, the Eagles got contributions from all across the roster in their run to the Super Bowl. While this is the case, one player clearly stood out this year in running back Saquon Barkley. Barkley became just the ninth running back in National Football League history to rack up over 2,