Saquon Barkley's 2 Kids: All About Jada and Saquon Jr.

Mar. 15, 2025

Saquon Barkley #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after the game against the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field on January 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Photo:Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty

Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty

Meet Saquon Barkley’s little fans.

The longtime New York Giants running back, whosigned with the Philadelphia Eaglesin 2024 just in time to help the team score a victory at the2025 Super Bowlon Feb. 9, is the father of two children whom he shares with fiancéeAnna Congdon.

Barkley and Congdon — who met at Penn State University andconfirmed their engagementdays before the Super Bowl — welcomed their firstborn, daughter Jada, in April 2018. They welcomed their second child, son Saquon Jr., in September 2022.

Shortly after Jada’s birth, Barkley said he was “honored and blessed” to have a daughter and to enter fatherhood. “[Always] gotta try to set the standard for her because her image of a man is gonna be off of me,” he added.

“I also thought it would be good to get my degree to set an example for my siblings and my family,” he explained. “I want my kids to be goal setters and whatever they want to accomplish, they can do it if they put their mind to it. I would love for them to one day say, ‘I want to accomplish this and actually see it come to fruition.'”

As Barkley’s little ones grow older, they can be seen cheering for their dad on the sidelines during games.

Read on to learn more about Saquon Barkley’s two kids.

Jada Barkley, 6

Saquon Barkley with his son Saquon Jr. and daughter Jada in February 2025.Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FOX/Shutterstock

Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FOX/Shutterstock

Since then, Congdon hasn’t shied away from sharing glimpses of Jada on her Instagram. She celebrated her first Mother’s Day one month after her little girl was born and penned a sweet tribute in the caption.

“Motherhood is a million little moments that God weaves together with grace, redemption, laugh, tears, and most of all love. thank you my sweet girl for making me a mama & happy mother’s day to my fellow mommies!” Congdon wrote onInstagramalongside a photo of herself snuggled up with Jada.

Six months after Jada was born, she made an appearance on the field at one of her dad’s Giants games. Congdon carried her in a papoose as thefamily of three posed for photosin the stadium. One month later, the proud momposted an adorable picof Jada wearing her dad’s Giants jersey.

“Obviously I do it for myself because I love the game, I love competing and I want to go down as one of the best [in NFL history], but I go out there and sacrifice my body every single day for my daughter," Barkley toldNJ Advance Mediain June 2019.

Saquon Barkley, Jada Clare Barkley and Anna Congdon.Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty

“She is my world. I’m going to give her the world,” Barkley continued. “I’m going to make sure she never has any worries in life, but I’m also going to show her that you have to work for everything in your life. I want to be the best role model and father I can be in her life.”

In February 2024, Jada joined her parents at theNFL Honorsin Las Vegas during Super Bowl weekend. Saquon and Congdon adorably posed alongside their daughter on the red carpet before the start of the prestigious ceremony.

Jada was also there when her dad won the 2025 NFC Championship, stealing the show on the field before the game even started. NFL on Fox shared a video onXof Jada and Barkley’s secret handshake,

“Love you, daddy!” Jada can be heard saying in the video.

Saquon Jr. Barkley, 2

Anna Congdon and Saquan Barkley with their son Saquon Jr. and daughter Jada on the Fox broadcast of Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FOX/Shutterstock

Barkley and Congdon welcomed their second child, son Saquon Jr., in September 2022. They call him “S.J.” for short.

In comparison to Jada, Congdon doesn’t post many pics of S.J. on herInstagrampage. She did, however, share a rare family photo ahead of the NFL Honors in February 2024.

While only Jada walked the red carpet with her mom and dad at the event, S.J. posed alongside the family for a photo before the event. “A family affair,” Congdon captioned the carousel of images.

Also during Super Bowl weekend, Barkley chatted withOvertimeabout “the most surprising part about fatherhood” — to which he admitted, “I fall into the stereotype.”

The pro athlete explained the tough love he’s teaching his son, especially in comparison to his daughter. He said if Jada falls down, he gestured how he coddles her — but if S.J. falls, “I’m looking [at him] like, ‘Get up.'”

“I gotta do better in that area,” Barkley admitted. “I gotta be loving and be strict and have them do it on their own for both.” He said he was “surprised” he fell into that, in regards to how he parents, especially since he believed he’d “never be like that.”

source: people.com