The Philadelphia Eagles have designated RB Miles Sanders (ankle) to return from IR.

Related Players: Jordan Howard, Boston Scott, Kenneth Gainwell Jr.

What is already a messy backfield will only get worse if/when Sanders returns in the next three weeks. Sanders may have lost his starting role with the emergence of Howard. The backfield touch distribution is going to be important to watch the first week Sanders is on the field.

Eagles RB Miles Sanders (ankle) was placed on IR Friday. He is expected back after the minimum three games missed according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.

Related Players: Kenneth Gainwell, Boston Scott

Gainwell and Scott has set roles for the next few weeks. Sanders's injury looked a lot worse than a three-week injury so a short IR stint is good news.

It appears the Eagles have dodged a bullet with Miles Sanders’ injury, although Nick Sirianni said it’s unlikely the 3rd-year running back will play this weekend.

Sanders suffered an ankle injury during the second quarter of the Eagles’ loss to the Raiders Sunday in Las Vegas and was carted off the field.

Related players: Kenneth Gainwell, Boston Scott

Sirianni said Monday the Eagles haven’t ruled Sanders out for their game Sunday against the Lions in Detroit, but it sounds like the odds are against him playing. Scott really saw his first significant action of the season after Sanders went down, so it's expected Gainwell gets a majority of the work based on Scott really not being a part of the game plan through the first seven games. Gainwell should be a popular pickup off the wire this week, but keep in mind the Eagles are not running the ball a whole lot.

Miles Sanders is getting X-rays done on his ankle, Sirianni said. The HC doesn’t believe anything is broken.

Related players: Kenneth Gainwell, Boston Scott

Sanders appeared to be on track for a solid fantasy outing before the injury. After leaving, he gave way to Gainwell and Scott. Gainwell was more involved in the passing game and also caught a TD pass for the team's first score. The passing game is normally where Scott has been involved, although Scott has been the workhorse in the past when Sanders has been out. Based on the first six games however, it would appear Gainwell has the most fantasy value to gain if Sanders has to miss time, as Scott had not really been involved in the offense before this week.

Eagles RB Miles Sanders was carted off the field Sunday against the Raiders.

Sanders suffered was may be an apparent ankle injury. He was even starting to get some work, having six carries for 30 yards. Hopefully it’s not too serious, but we’ll certainly keep an eye out for any status updates on Sanders. Kenneth Gainwell and Boston Scott have been seeing work in place of Sanders.

Nick Sirianni continues to play Kenneth Gainwell, and he continues to produce. Gainwell posted 89 yards from scrimmage after finishing with three carries for 31 yards and a score while catching six passes for 58 yards.

Related players: Miles Sanders, Boston Scott

He finished with the most receiving yards for an Eagles rookie running back since Scott in Week 17 of the 2019 season (84 yards). And speaking of Scott, it's been obvious Gainwell has passed Scott on the depth chart. As the story said, the Eagles have done an excellent job incorporating Gainwell into their offense, pretty much becoming the team's third-down back.

Kerryon Johnson being released. Eagles backs as of now will probably be:

Miles Sanders
Boston Scott
Jordan Howard
Kenny Gainwell
Jason Huntley

The tweet went on to say it should means Howard makes the team. Reports are he's dropped some pounds and has looked good in camp this summer. Howard is one of those guys who seems like he's been around forever but is still just 26-years-old. Scott and Sanders are expected to carry a lot of the load and Gainwell is a rookie. The author added Huntley is on the roster bubble.

Eagle RB Miles Sanders will not play Sunday against the Washington Football Team, according to the team's official injury report.

The future for Sanders continues to look bright, especially in the time he spent with Jalen Hurts at QB. Boston Scott will get a longer look Sunday.

Eagles RB touches yesterday:

Miles Sanders 10, 62.5%
Jordan Howard 4, 25%
Boston Scott 2, 12.5%

Sanders’ 35 snaps (56%) were his fewest in a full game this year.

The Eagles are quick to give up on the run game when falling behind, which they also tend to do just about every week. That all adds up to a down-trending fantasy value for Sanders. A potential Eagles QB change to Jalen Hurts in Week 14 could be a boost to Sanders' value, so owners should keep an eye on the Eagles QB situation this week.