Eagles to add Rashaad Penny as Miles Sanders says goodbye

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with running back Rashaad Penny, a league source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.

Miles Sanders has been the lead back in Philadelphia for the past four seasons, posting 3,708 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns over that stretch. Sanders is a free agent and is considered one of the top available players at his position this offseason.

Sanders signaled his time with the Eagles could be coming to an end, tweeting Tuesday afternoon: «To the city of Philadelphia: thank you from the bottom of my heart.»

Productive rotational back Boston Scott is also a free agent.

The Penny signing does not mean the Eagles are necessarily done addressing the running back position, a source said.

Penny's career has been marred by injuries, including a broken leg last October that required surgery and forced him to miss the remainder of the 2022 season for the Seattle Seahawks.

Including playoffs, Penny, who turned 27 in February, has missed 43 of a possible 87 career games over his five NFL seasons because of injuries.

When healthy, Penny has shown his first-round talent — including one of the most prolific rushing stretches in franchise history to finish the 2021 season.

With starter Chris Carson on injured reserve, Penny led the NFL with 671 rushing yards over the final five games — 208 yards more than anyone else. Per ESPN Stats & Information research, he joined Shaun Alexander as the only players in Seahawks history with 130 rushing yards in three straight games. Penny topped that mark in four of the final five games, including a career-best 190 yards in the season finale. He scored six rushing touchdowns in that span, one more than he scored over his first 32