Saquon Barkley buys home for his parents

Published: Jun 27, 2018 at 07:31 AM

The Checkdown's daily collection of football culture stories for June 27, 2018. This is The Extra Point.

1. Prior to the draft, whenever Saquon Barkley was asked what he'd buy first after making it to the NFL, the 21-year-old said a house for his parents.

On Tuesday night, the rookie RB revealed that he made good on that promise.

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Something I promised my parents, ever since I was a young kid. Finally be able to achieve that goal is the most amazing feeling. Every kid out there that has a dream continue to keep your head down and work your butt off, great things will come along the way. 🙌🏾
A post shared by Saquon Barkley (@saquon) on Jun 26, 2018 at 6:54pm PDT

2. Do not try this at home (unless you enjoy face-planting and embarrassment).

Don't try this at home 😳 (via @UBFballStrength) pic.twitter.com/sIQOorBBTu
— ESPN (@espn) June 26, 2018

3. Remember that time a QB beaned Bill Belichick? Yeah, me neither. It happened though.

Jeff Hostetler once beaned Bill Belichick with a crossing route in practice (don't get any ideas, #Tommy) https://t.co/UPOI0GUJeD
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) June 26, 2018

4. Nick Foles' book, Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds, hit stands this week.

"We all have fears that we face." Super Bowl MVP and @Eagles QB @NickFoles talks "#BelieveIt" live in Times Square with @RobinRoberts: https://t.co/hOA4cYZxGS pic.twitter.com/ffp1OWNfTa
— Good Morning America (@GMA) June 26, 2018

5. On Wednesday morning, Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins treated over 50 kids to a workout at Hermann Park in Houston.

.@DeAndreHopkins making dreams come true for more than 50 young athletes who get the chance to work out this morning with the #Texans All-Pro receiver after he put out an invitation on social media to join him today at Hermann Park. pic.twitter.com/lGjUkdO7Nh
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) June 27, 2018

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