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Raiders Work Out Miles Sanders as Possible Backfield Depth

A signing would reveal whether Sanders’s surgically repaired knee can support a return to meaningful NFL duty.

Overview

  • ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler reported that Miles Sanders worked out for the Las Vegas Raiders and that he is fully cleared from the knee surgery that ended his 2025 season.
  • Sanders is a free agent after playing four games for the Dallas Cowboys in 2025 when a knee injury required surgery and cut his season short.
  • He rose to a Pro Bowl level in 2022 with the Philadelphia Eagles but produced reduced output over two seasons with the Carolina Panthers before the stint in Dallas.
  • The Raiders brought Sanders in as a late-summer, low-cost evaluation to see if he can serve as depth behind presumed starter Ashton Jeanty, which is a common use of veteran workouts during training camp.
  • No contract has been announced and the team’s decision will be watched as a sign of how teams view Sanders’s recovery and his chance to reestablish NFL value.