The Dallas Cowboys added four running backs this season, signing Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders and drafting Jaydon Blue and Phil Mafah.
Most NFL teams don’t carry four running backs on their active roster, so one of the four won’t be on the team in Week 1.
Since Blue and Mafah were both recent draft picks, both will likely make the team, leaving either Williams or Sanders looking for a new home.
Douglas Fritz from ClutchPoints thinks Sanders could be traded before the start of the NFL season.
“It makes sense for the Cowboys to settle on a starter and have Blue get a decent amount of touches in a secondary role,” Fritz wrote. “If the Cowboys split carries between Sanders and Williams, it won’t leave many scraps for Blue. And right now, it appears Williams has the inside track to start at the position. That’s true even though espn.com scoffed at the idea of Williams solving the Cowboys’ backfield issues.”
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Sanders, a six-year veteran, has spent time playing with the Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers, rushing for 4,345 yards in 84 games.
The 28-year-old running back signed a one-year, $1 million contract this offseason, and there is a chance he won’t be playing out the deal with the Cowboys.
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