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Cowboys Insider Says Miles Sanders Bidding For Starting Role at OTAs

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Adam Schultz | Last updated Jun 4, 2025 10:26 AM ET

The Dallas Cowboys' running back battle is going to be one of the most-watched situations in Oxnard when training camp begins.

But we might already have a clubhouse leader.

And yes, we know it's OTAs, and there are still plenty of padded practices to take place, but Miles Sanders, by all reports, is impressing.

As part of a running back room that includes Javonte Williams, Jaydon Blue (who was injured in practice on Tuesday), and Deuce Vaughn, it has been Sanders who has impressed.

"I don't know why anybody would be surprised with Miles' ability,” head coach Brian Schottenheimer said. “I mean having been in the division and played against Miles when he was in Philadelphia you talk about a guy that's a home run threat. A guy that's got incredible ability to hurt you running, catching the ball out of the back field, all that stuff very smart, very bright.”

So Sanders is making Schottenheimer take notice, and as it turns out, the Cowboys head coach isn't the only one speaking glowingly of Miles' ability on the practice field.

Our own Mike Fisher, who got a front row seat to OTAs on Tuesday, and like Schotty, was left impressed by the veteran running back ... again.

"Miles Sanders did it again today," Fish said on The Fish Report. "He's got burst, all the things that I say about him when he was with the Eagles, you're watching Miles Sanders, and you're on the edge of your seat holding your breath every time he touches the ball. He does that at practice. He did it last week, and he did it again today. If they [Cowboys] had to make cuts to 53 today, they're not cutting Sanders. No way.”

That is quite the endorsement from both Schotty and Fish.

Yes, we know it's the Underwear Olympics, and offensive players get a little more leeway to play with than defenders, but it does appear that if a game were played today, Sanders might just start.

At a position that many think could go down to the wire when it comes to the final make-up of it, Miles is taking his chance.

And everyone is noticing.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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