Miles Sanders is a Philadelphia Eagles difference-maker.

But, what sets him apart from other running backs is actually quite simple.

He's running with purpose.

“Yeah, man, trying to be here for a long time,” he said. “That’s all. Trying to make the case.”

Through six weeks, Sanders has amassed 485 yards and four touchdowns on 105 attempts. His best game of the season came in Week 3 where he ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns on 27 attempts.

It helps that Sanders is saving his best for this season because he has a contract coming due with the Eagles. He may not be on the roster next season. So, he's running with a purpose, for the team and his pocketbook.

“I have a lot of love for this city,” he said. “This is the team that drafted me. With the community stuff, I love the people of this city. They’re very passionate and they love their sports."

Sanders is on pace to produce a 1,000-yard season.

“Miles has been tremendous through this first six weeks,” said offensive coordinator Shane Steichen on Tuesday. “Averaging 4.6 yards a carry. He’s running hard. He's got great vision.

"The biggest thing, too, besides that and his speed and his power and all those things that he has, the ball security is huge. We've had no fumbles this year, knock on wood. And we’ve only had two turnovers.

“I think when you go back to our big thing and what we look over is winning the turnover battle and winning the explosive play battle. I think it's proven over the first six weeks. We’ve got to continue to do that. Hats off to Miles. What he's done so far has been tremendous.”

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