PHILADELPHIA -- After six seasons wearing a uniform, it took time for running back to get used to putting on green. But that weirdness has "definitely faded" over the past couple of months, Barkley said, as he's built relationships in the building and began settling into his new environment. "It's like a fresh start.
I feel like a rookie again," Barkley said following the Eagles' OTA practice Wednesday. "Getting to know everybody in here, learning the culture, buying into the culture and feeling like it's home." He's found a number of ways to break the ice, from competing with franchise quarterback in the weight room to going out to eat with his teammates to playing golf -- lots of golf.
• • • • • Barkley explained that his family is still in the process of moving from northern New Jersey and is not yet in the area. That's given him a lot of free time once his day at the Eagles' practice facility is done, and he's spent a good chunk of it on the links. "I've been golfing with a lot of guys, golfing with O-linemen," Barkley said, "but my golf buddies right now I would say are [quarterbacks] and .
Kenny is just picking it up. Shoutout to Kenny. He broke 100 for the first time and he just started like two, three months ago so that's a big accomplishment.
But those two ...
we're kind of golf fiends right now." Barkley, though, has been making his biggest impression at work. "He's an incredible running back.
I watched him over the years. I'm glad he's on my team," receiv.
