Saquon Barkley Adorably Joined by Daughter Jada, 6, as He Celebrates 2025 Super Bowl Win: ‘You’re My Favorite’

Mar. 15, 2025

Saquon Barkley celebrates his Super Bowl victory with his children.Photo:AP Photo/Doug Benc; rank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FOX/Shutterstock

AP Photo/Doug Benc; rank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FOX/Shutterstock

Saquon Barkleyis his daughter Jada’s favorite!

“Guess what, your Daddy won a Super Bowl! Are you so excited?” the commentator said to the tween in the studio.

Jada, who was sitting on her dad’s lap dressed in a denim jumpsuit, sweetly said to Barkley, “Congratulations, you’re my favorite,” much to his obvious delight.

The Super Bowl was a double celebration for Barkley, the Eagles’ running back, as Feb. 9, also markedhis 28th birthday.

Jada said her Daddy is her “favorite”.AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

Ahead of the game, Barkley told PEOPLE that playing in the Super Bowl is “the best birthday gift” he could ask for. “The only thing better than that is winning the Super Bowl on your birthday,” he said as part of his partnership withFlipz.

The engaged sports star also revealed that he was totally in “Super Bowl mode” and that birthday celebrations had been postponed.

As well as Jada, Barkley shares two-year-old Saquon Jr. with fiancéeAnna Congdonwho he met in college at Penn State University. Ahead of the Super Bowl, Barkley toldPEOPLEthat he owes much of his success Congdon,to whom he has been engaged for around six months.

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Michael Vick, Anna Congdon and Saquan Barkley with their son Saquon Jr. and daughter Jada.Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FOX/Shutterstock

Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FOX/Shutterstock

“I can’t be the athlete I am and have the success I have so in my career without the help of her,” he said. “She … always has my back, not only in football but throughout life there’s a lot that goes on. But as we continue to grow and mature and go through life together, we continue getting closer and continue to get even better.”

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Barkley added that he and Congdon, “sit back and laugh sometimes [thinking] about where everything started.”

source: people.com