When the Carolina Panthers signed Miles Sanders to a four-year, $25 million contract last offseason, they were buying high on a running back coming off of a career year. Sanders, alongside Jalen Hurts,

Miles Sanders’ last moment as a Panther could’ve come when he was carted off the field in Germany. But he didn’t see it that way.

So the Panthers activated Sanders from IR this week, and in his first start he caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Young to give the Panthers a 17-10 lead over the Atlanta Falcons in the second quarter. It was Sanders' first touchdown catch since his rookie season in 2019 when he had three.