Miles Sanders signs bargain-bin deal With the Dallas Cowboys in a brutal fall from grace

You know things have gone south for Miles Sanders when he’s signing a bargain-bin deal with the Dallas Cowboys—a far cry from the four-year contract he landed just two offseasons ago.

Quite the fall from grace for the former Eagles (Go Birds) running back, who was shredding defenses for 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns during Philly’s Super Bowl run in 2022. He’s now taking whatever he can get just to stay in the league and heading to Dallas. Brutal.

Miles Sanders plans to sign with the Cowboys on a one-year deal.

Sources: Miles Sanders plans to sign with the #Cowboys on a one-year deal. pic.twitter.com/Jx9jDzKyoP

— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) March 14, 2025

Miles Sanders: From Star RB to Afterthought

Sanders’ one-year deal with Dallas comes after his disastrous tenure in Carolina, where he managed just 432 rushing yards (3.3 YPC) and got benched for Chuba Hubbard. The Panthers gave Hubbard a four-year, $33.2 million extension, while they couldn’t ship Sanders out fast enough. Yikes.

For a guy who cashed in after his Pro Bowl season with the Eagles, it’s wild to see him signing for scraps with a team that just lost Rico Dowdle—who, ironically, took Sanders’ old job in Carolina.

What Are the Cowboys Thinking?

I don’t think anyone knows at this point. The Eagles own the NFC East and the Washington Commanders appear to be an easy lock for second place in the division. The Cowboys are on the bring of irrelevancy at the bottom of the well right next to the New York Giants.

Sure, Dallas needed bodies at running back. They brought in Javonte Williams earlier this week, and now Sanders gets added to the mix. Maybe they’ll go after someone in the NFL Draft to bolster the depth chart at the running position but none of the options on the roster seem like a promising choice moving forward.

Sanders is 27, which is dangerous territory for running backs who just had a down year. Maybe he finds a second wind in Dallas’ offense, but let’s be real—if he was still capable of being “that guy,” he wouldn’t be available for pennies in mid-March.

If Miles Sanders can regain anything close to his Philly form, the Cowboys will have lucked out on a cheap, veteran signing. But if he looks like the same guy who couldn’t hold down a job in Carolina, then this will be another quick stop before he’s out of the league altogether.

Either way, watching a former Eagles back get washed in Dallas literally could not happen to a better team.

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