Cowboys Foe Eagles Moves: Miles Sanders Goodbye, Raashan Penny Signs

The Eagles - forced by the salary cap to "pay the piper,'' as Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently predicted - are moving on from Miles Sanders.

FRISCO - “To the city of Philadelphia Thank You from the bottom of my heart,” Miles Sanders wrote on Twitter this week, a hint at another financial change for the Dallas Cowboys' rivals in the NFC East, the Philadelphia Eagles.

Why the goodbye?

Because the Eagles - forced by the salary cap to "pay the piper,'' as Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently predicted (accurately, despite all the abuse that was heaped on him for telling the truth) - can't afford him.

But they can afford Rashaad Penny, who when healthy, has been a top-notch back for the Seattle Seahawks. ... but who most importantly is coming over with a one-year contract with a base salary of ... $1.35 million.

Yup. That's it.

Penny, 27, has spent his entire five-year career with the Seahawks after being selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

The Seahawks will of course rely on Kenneth Walker III, who rushed for 1,050 yards and nine touchdowns in 15 games in his rookie 2022 season.

Meanwhile, Sanders can now try to cash in - though the Cowboys are one of the few teams that seems willing to "pay'' a running back, and they've already locked into doing so with Tony Pollard and his $10 million tag.

Sanders last year carries 259 times for 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns. But one of the sharpest ways to build a roster is to not spend at running back. ... and suddenly, predictably, the Eagles cannot afford to do that, anyway.

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