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Fans Roasted Adam Schefter for Perplexing Saquon Barkley Super Bowl Birthday Tweet
Saquon Barkley continued his historic season with 118 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the Philadelphia Eagles' 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game. Barkley and the Eagles will now meet the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Feb. 9.
In a stunning coincidence, Barkley was born on Feb. 9, 1997. This means a few things.
First, Barkley is turning 28. Second, he's turning 28 on the same day as the Super Bowl. If you're having trouble following that, ESPN's Adam Schefter did his best to break it down on X.
FWIW, Saquon Barkley’s 28th birthday is Super Bowl Sunday. Barkley will turn 28 on the date of Super Bowl LIX.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 26, 2025
"FWIW, Saquon Barkley's 28th birthday is Super Bowl Sunday. Barkley will turn 28 on the date of Super Bowl LIX."
You got that?
The replies to this tweet were a healthy mix of bots, Eagles fans ignoring the fact that Schefter said the same thing twice to express delight about the coincidence being a sign the Eagles would win the Super Bowl and people making fun of him for saying the same thing twice.
Thank you for the second sentence. I was unsure what "birthday" meant. https://t.co/ub7HHPOWnm
— Sean Pendergast (@SeanTPendergast) January 27, 2025
I don’t mean to nitpick but this is the same sentence twice. https://t.co/iejJJ5yyL5
— Tanya Ray Fox (@TanyaRayFox) January 27, 2025
When the essay has a words minimum https://t.co/EeLzzd8rp9
— Bootleg Fantasy Football (@BootlegFantasy) January 27, 2025
https://t.co/bmn7dfCVE6 pic.twitter.com/NNHG0YkpxG
— Nick Whalen (@wha1en) January 27, 2025
Okay, got it? If you're still having trouble just remember that Barkley's 28th birthday is on the same day as the Super Bowl and he will turn 28. And once you have that down try and figure out "what time does Saquon Barkley's birthday start?"
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Stephen Douglas is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in media since 2008 and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Douglas spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and previously wrote for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.