FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys running back Miles Sanders, who was out last week due to knee and ankle injuries, will miss the rest of the season, executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones said Friday.
Jones said on his radio show that Sanders was headed for season-ending injured reserve. Jones didn’t specify what led to the decision.
Sanders and Javonte Williams were free-agent additions in the offseason, but Williams has emerged as the starter. Williams needed just five games to match the five rushing touchdowns by Dallas running backs all of last season.
The 28-year-old Sanders spent his first four seasons with Philadelphia, Dallas’ NFC East rival, before playing two years in Carolina.
Sanders’ tenure with the Cowboys figures to be a short one since he signed a one-ye