NFL Forces Eagles RB Saquon Barkley to Give Up Major Off-Field Investment
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has spent the last few years putting some of his money to work away from football. One of those investments turned out to violate NFL rules. Barkley previously owned a stake in Polymarket, a prediction-market company that allows users to trade on the outcomes of future events. According to Front Office Sports, Barkley had to give up that investment because NFL players aren't allowed to own stakes in prediction-market companies. Athletes taking ownership stakes in companies has become a bigger part of the business side of sports. Drake Maye and Dak Prescott recently became athlete-owners in Athletic Brewing Company, but there are limits to what NFL players can invest in. "I am not in that right now," Barkley told Front Office Sports. "I am not allowed to be in that." Oct 4, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running…