Saquon Barkley, Trevor Keegan Getting That "College Feel" With Philadelphia Eagles At Lincoln Financial Field

CBS Philadelphia

August 6, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Walking out of the home tunnel onto Lincoln Financial Field for the first time, the vibe was certainly familiar for Saquon Barkley. Having 50,000-plus fans cheering for Barkley reminded him of his days playing football 200 miles northwest of Philadelphia when Beaver Stadium was packed on fall Saturdays cheering for Barkley and Penn State.

"I tell these guys it's like college," Barkley said of his first experience running out of the home tunnel at Lincoln Financial Field during Eagles open practice last week. "If you think about it, when you leave college -- the NFL is on another level with the stadiums and the vibe. You never really get that college feeling, but you get that here."

The crowd at an Eagles practice might not match the atmosphere of a Penn State White Out, yet Eagles fans have made home-field advantage their own. Eagles open practices have grown in capacity over the years, reaching 50,000-plus over the last two years -- the Eagles only have one open practice a year.

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