Saquon Barkley’s Daughter Jada Leaves Him an Encouraging Voicemail Ahead of Super Bowl LIX: 'Always Love You'

Mar. 15, 2025

Saquon Barkley, his fiancée Anna Congdon and their daughter Jada.Photo:Anna Congdon/Instagram

Anna Congdon/Instagram

Saquon Barkleyis heading into the2025 Super Bowlwith some extra encouragement.

ThePhiladelphia Eaglesrunning back, 27, received an encouraging voicemail from his daughter Jada, 6, whom he shares withfiancée Anna Congdon, 26, ahead of Sunday’s big game. In the short message, the 6-year-old expressed her excitement for the game, her hopes for the outcome and her unyielding love for her father.

“I’m so excited for your big game,” she begins, before adding, " I really really really hope you win and Daddy, I’m really thankful that you’ve been caring for your whole family."

“I know you’re going to win, but, if you don’t that is okay!” she continued. “I’ll always always love you and SJ would always love you and Mommy would always love you, and your mother and father would always love you. Our whole family would always love you no matter what you do.”

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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.”

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.Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty

Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty

As his children matured, Jada and Saquon Jr. could be seen from the sidelines at Barkley’s games. The father of two even has apregame handshake ritualthat he performs with both of them to give him extra luck.

Both his son and daughter have separate handshakes, and while speaking to media, including PEOPLE, during Super Bowl week press conferences, Barkley shared the backstory of how they came up with them.

“Me and my daughter have had a handshake for a very long time,” he shared. “It’s just, when you’re winning games or you’re playing well, cameras are always on you, so that’s where that one comes from.”

“And then I got a new one with my son who’s 2,” he added. “Have you ever seen [Disney’sFinding Nemo], and when [they] do like the fin, noggin, dude? That’s [where our] shake comes from.”

Barkley’s Eagles take on the Chiefs, the reigning Super Bowl champions, on Sunday, Feb. 9.

source: people.com