{"id":33067,"date":"2025-03-14T08:10:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T08:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33067"},"modified":"2025-03-14T08:10:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T08:10:37","slug":"report-dallas-cowboys-sign-running-back-miles-sanders-to-one-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33067","title":{"rendered":"Report: Dallas Cowboys sign running back Miles Sanders to one-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_99250230\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>According to Jeremy Fowler, the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have signed running back\u00a0Miles Sanders\u00a0to a one-year contract. Sanders, last playing for the\u00a0Carolina Panthers, steps into a room in desperate need of talent. He will join\u00a0Javonte Williams\u00a0as free agents the Cowboys have signed this offseason at the position.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders is a former second-round pick of a division foe for Dallas, the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles. He spent four seasons there and was named to the Pro Bowl during the 2022 season. Carolina picked him up and saw the relationship last two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_99250231\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1900396691305422965&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.on3.com%2Fpro%2Fnews%2Freport-dallas-cowboys-sign-running-back-miles-sanders-to-one-year-deal%2F&amp;sessionId=438aad16b701ea9b15d7ee59d17aa24d9c2d70a1&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1900396691305422965\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_99250232\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>In total, Sanders has rushed for 4,345 yards and 23 touchdowns. His most recent campaign in 2024 saw career lows with 55 carries, 205 yards, but escaped the threshold by securing two touchdowns, compared to one from the year before.<\/p>\n<p>For the longest time, Dallas has been linked with a running back in the 2025 NFL Draft.\u00a0Ashton Jeanty\u00a0has been a popular pick in mock drafts although, the Cowboys may wait until Day 2 to find their guy. At the very least, Sanders is a veteran back ready to compete for snaps.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina released Sanders at the beginning of the new league year, deciding to move on. Turns out, the Panthers have wound up swapping running backs with Dallas via free agency decision.<\/p>\n<h2>Panthers, Cowboys swap running backs with Rico Dowdle signing in Carolina<\/h2>\n<p>Rico Dowdle\u00a0is moving on from the Dallas Cowboys and joining the Carolina Panthers. According to\u00a0Mike Kaye of the\u00a0<em>Charlotte Observer<\/em>, the former Cowboys running back and the Panthers have agreed to a one-year contract.\u00a0Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network\u00a0then said the contract is worth up to $6.25 million.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the report, the Panthers announced they had agreed to terms with Rico Dowdle. He has ties to the area as he is from Asheville, North Carolina and played college football at the\u00a0University of South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers are getting a running back who had a strong 2024 season. Dowdle rushed for 1,079 yards and two touchdowns while catching 39 passes for 249 yards and three scores. His 1,328 yards from scrimmage was 20th in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers were looking for another running back to complement\u00a0Chuba Hubbard. They drafted\u00a0Jonathon Brooks\u00a0last year, but he is expected to miss most of the 2025 season due to a torn ACL.<\/p>\n<p><em>On3\u2019s Brian Jones contributed to this report<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Jeremy Fowler, the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have signed running back\u00a0Miles Sanders\u00a0to a one-year contract. 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