A former Penn State star is reportedly reuniting with Micah Parsons in Big D.
Per a report by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Miles Sanders plans on signing with the Cowboys.
This means that Penn State fans who are also Philadelphia Eagles fans— of which there are plenty— will have to root against a guy they used to root for.
At least, they will when the Eagles and Cowboys play each other. Sanders, of course, spent his first four NFL seasons in Philadelphia and did quite well.
He never rushed for less than 754 yards and never averaged less than 4.6 yards per carry. Sanders’ last season in Philly was his best. Playing all 17 games, Sanders rushed for 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging just a shade under five yards per carry.
His performance helped the Eagles to the postseason, where Sanders continued to shine.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.He gained 90 yards on 17 carries in the team’s divisional playoff win over the rival Giants, then scored two touchdowns in the NFC Championship game against San Francisco.
Unfortunately for Sanders and the Eagles, the Super Bowl didn’t quite go as well. Sanders only picked up 16 yards on seven carries, and the Eagles lost to the Chiefs.
But Sanders’ season was good enough to earn him a four-year, $25.4 million deal with the Carolina Panthers.
Sanders’ time in Carolina didn’t amount to much production-wise. Over two seasons in 27 games, Sanders totaled just 637 yards and three touchdowns. With Chuba Hubbard being Carolina’s bell cow and the Panthers not being able to run the ball much due to consistently being behind (the team went 7-27 over Sanders’ two seasons), there wasn’t much room for Sanders to make noise. So it came as no surprise to most when Carolina released Sanders earlier this week.
Now, he’ll have a fresh start in Dallas.
