The Philadelphia Eagles went into last season with a running back committee that consisted of Jay Ajayi, Corey Clement, Darren Sproles, and Wendell Smallwood. Smallwood beat out Josh Adams and Donnel Pumphrey for the fourth roster spot. As we all know, Ajayi, Sproles and Clement went down with injuries and Adams was added to the active roster.
Well, if you thought last season’s backfield was crowded, you might want to reconsider.
Philadelphia added a 24-year-old former Pro Bowler from the Chicago Bears, Jordan Howard, and they drafted a running back in the second round out of Penn State, Miles Sanders to bolster the position.