{"id":250508,"date":"2025-10-11T13:58:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T17:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=250508"},"modified":"2025-10-11T13:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T17:58:58","slug":"breaking-latest-cowboys-miles-sanders-injury-may-signal-massive-trade-3-other-suitors-could-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/10\/11\/breaking-latest-cowboys-miles-sanders-injury-may-signal-massive-trade-3-other-suitors-could-emerge\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Latest Cowboys Injury May Signal Massive Trade – 3 Other Suitors Could Emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a huge blow to the ground game, the Dallas Cowboys will lose running back Miles Sanders to a knee injury, but this could signal a trade for veteran Kareem Hunt. According to the breaking news<\/a>, it looks like the Cowboys will stick with starter Javonte Williams and rookie Jaydon Blue as top contributors for this run game. However, it shouldn’t be a surprise for the Cowboys if they add a running back before the trade deadline next month. It’s quickly approaching, and while they have two extra first-round picks, they aren’t going to use them on a player like Hunt.<\/p>\n

Originally selected in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the former Toledo product hasn’t looked the same this season ever since coming back to the league last year. Hunt had a resurgent year last season, recording 200 carries for 728 rushing yards while being a reliable downhill runner when Isiah Pacheco<\/a> was out for several weeks recovering from an injury. The veteran re-signed a one-year contract to stay in Kansas City to continue to serve as Pacheco’s backup, and it hasn’t been the best season for him this year. It wouldn’t take much from the Cowboys to get someone like Hunt, who will become a free agent next offseason either way.<\/p>\n

In a world like any NFL team, these other four suitors could pursue Hunt if the Chiefs make him available.<\/p>\n

Breaking: Latest Cowboys Miles Sanders Injury May Signal Kareem Hunt Trade – 4 Other Suitors Could Emerge<\/h2>\n
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Jan 26, 2025; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (29) against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Main Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. Indianapolis Colts<\/h3>\n

At 4-1, the Indianapolis Colts are almost a complete offensive team led by quarterback Daniel Jones. They have a few tweaks to work through, but the team has one of the weakest running back depths in the league. If they lose Jonathan Taylor<\/a>, they don’t have a ton of reliability in DJ Giddens and Ameer Abdullah. Giddens is still adjusting to the game today, and Abdullah isn’t an adequate backup.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the Colts could give up at least a wide receiver they’re using in exchange for Hunt, who could create a dangerous 1-2 punch with Taylor.<\/p>\n

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Jan 26, 2025; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (29) breaks a tackle against Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop (24) during the first quarter in the AFC Championship game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Los Angeles Chargers<\/h3>\n

For a team that wants to win football matchups with a strong ground game, the Los Angeles Chargers have been reluctant to make an immediate upgrade. Head Coach Jim Harbaugh must supply quarterback Justin Herbert with a solid replacement as they’re rolling the dice on Kimani Vidal and Hassan Haskins to step up to the plate<\/a>. This doesn’t mean they can’t do well, but it’s best to get at least a veteran like Hunt, who has a similar size and style to Najee Harris and Omarion Hampton.<\/p>\n

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Nov 17, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (29) runs with the ball against the Buffalo Bills during the second half at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. New England Patriots<\/h3>\n

After pulling off an upset win over the Buffalo Bills, the Patriots are showing teams that they could be serious contenders. However, they lost Antonio Gibson to a season-ending injury, and this means they should look for backup help for fumble machine Rhamondre Stevenson<\/a>. Hunt won’t be a long-term ball-carrier for Mike Vrabel’s offensive scheme, but it gives rookie TreVeyon Henderson some extra support to share the snaps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Cowboys will lose veteran Miles Sanders for the season, but they could target a potential replacement before the trade deadline. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":250509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,19,12,18,5,6431],"tags":[7642,7422,7800,9537,2234,7429,4962,7426,7394,7991],"class_list":["post-250508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-cowboys","category-colts","category-chargers","category-patriots","category-nfl-teams","tag-chargers-featured","tag-dallas-cowboys-news","tag-indianapolis-colts-news","tag-isiah-pacheco","tag-kareem-hunt","tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","tag-miles-sanders","tag-najee-harris","tag-new-england-patriots-news","tag-rhamondre-stevenson"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250508"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250516,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250508\/revisions\/250516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}