Anna Congdon and Saquon Barkley at the NFL Honors in 2023.
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When Saquon Barkley plays in Super Bowl LIX this weekend, his new fiancée will cheer him on.Barkley and longtime girlfriend, Anna Congdon, recently got engaged.They have been together since 2017 and share two children.
It’s been a big year for Saquon Barkley. Not only will the Philadelphia Eagles running back play in the Super Bowl this weekend, but he also recently got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Anna Congdon.
“I can’t be the athlete I am and have the success I have so in my career without the help of her,” Barkley, 27, told People when he announced the news.
Barkley and Congdon, 26, met at Penn State University, where the football star played for the Nittany Lions. They began dating in 2017 and share two children.
Here’s a timeline of their relationship, from college sweethearts to becoming parents to getting engaged.
The couple met at Penn State in 2016.
Saquon Barkley in a 2017 Penn State Nittany Lions football game against the Northwestern Wildcats.
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Congdon grew up in Forest City, Pennsylvania, while Barkley lived in the Bronx before moving to Pennsylvania as a child. He attended Whitehall High School and almost quit football as a sophomore.
“Barkley was frustrated, struggling with his self-confidence,” his former coach told The New York Times. “Some kids had matured faster than him.”
However, Barkley stayed on the team and, in 2015, became a running back at Penn State.
Meanwhile, Congdon became a freshman at the same university in 2016.
By December of that year, Congdon posted an Instagram picture of the two of them at a fraternity formal with the caption, “he’s alright on the field but you should see him on the dance floor.”
A month later, they became a couple, according to Parade magazine.
In April 2018, their daughter, Jada, was born.
Saquon Barkley, Jada Clare Barkley, and Anna Congdon attend the NFL Honors in 2024.
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On April 24, 2018, Congdon posted, “when two became three…,” on Instagram, along with a picture of the new parents holding their newborn.
“Words can’t even describe how I feel right now,” Barkley wrote in part in his own post. “You are the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”
Barkley was named the NFL’s second-overall draft pick two days later.
Roger Goodell and Saquon Barkley at the 2018 NFL Draft.
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After the Cleveland Browns, the New York Giants had the second overall draft pick in 2018. The team selected Barkley, who was 21 at the time.
In Barkley’s first year on the team, the Giants had a rough start to the season.
“No one on the team can say that we’re happy where we’re at, but we’re aware that it’s a long season,” Barkley told Business Insider then. “We have to continue to grind and continue to believe in each other.”
Four years after leaving school, Barkley graduated from Penn State in May 2022 with a degree in communications.
Saquon Barkley and Anna Congdon at Madison Square Garden in 2018.
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“Everyone pushed me,” he told Giants.com in 2022, referring to his parents and Congdon. “I’m happy I was able to accomplish something that was a goal of mine.”
Congdon gave birth to their son, Saquon Jr., in September 2022.
Saquon Barkley and Anna Congdon watch Serena Williams play in September 2022.
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“He lights up the room,” Barkley told Giants.com in 2022. “Amazing smile. Jada is being an amazing big sister…We’ve got a beautiful little family.”
Now 2, Saquon Jr. is “all into toys and trucks and cars, and he’s just a boy,” Barkley told People, while 6-year-old Jada “knows it all already.”
In 2024, Barkley joined the Philadelphia Eagles.
Saquon Barkley hugs Daniel Jones, his former teammate, in 2024.
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Last year, several teams were vying for the running back. The Giants wanted to keep Barkley, but not necessarily at the price he wanted.
Giants owner John Mara said he would have trouble sleeping if the team lost Barkley. “He’s the most popular player we have by far,” he said during an episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants.”
Ultimately, Barkley signed a three-year contract with the Eagles for $37.75 million.
Congdon and the kids cheered Barkley at the NFC Championship Game in January.
Saquon Barkley and Anna Congdon celebrate with their children after the NFC Championship game in 2025.
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The Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on January 26, clinching their spot in Super Bowl LIX.
“If I could wrap my arms around this memory, I would…,” Congdon wrote in a caption after posting the above picture on Instagram.
Coincidentally, Barkley’s first Super Bowl is on February 9, his 28th birthday. His family will undoubtedly support him on his big day.
Barkley announced his engagement to Congdon in February 2025.
Anna Congdon and Saquon Barkley at the 2019 NFL Honors.
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The couple, who lives in Philadelphia, didn’t reveal many details about their engagement. However, Barkley did tell People that Congdon has always supported him on and off the field.
“I’d be naive to think that I’ve made it, and all the stuff that we are able to accomplish this year was all alone and by myself,” he added.
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