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Everything Miles Sanders said at Super Bowl media day

Former Penn State running back Miles Sanders is preparing to play in his first Super Bowl. Sanders and the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles will face AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs in the big game this Sunday. But on Monday evening in Arizona, it was opening night with the traditional media day frenzy.

Sanders is coming off a career-best regular season and scored two touchdowns in the Eagles’ NFC championship game victory over the San Francisco 49ers. He may not be the star of the show that is Eagles MVP-finalist quarterback Jalen Hurts, but he has proven to be a key ingredient for the Eagles this season, and he could be in for a solid game against the Chiefs.

Here is what Sanders had to say to media at Super Bowl media night on Monday.

You have to be tough to play in Philadelphia

Philadelphia has a certain reputation when it comes to sports fans, and Miles Sanders has quickly learned to embrace it. As Sanders said when asked about playing in Philly, you have to have passion and be tough to play in the city. If you don’t, Sanders says you will hear about it.

Sanders feels vindicated

Before the NFL season started, Sanders described the Eagles roster as an all-star team. At the time, Sanders’ comment made some truth given the offseason moves the franchise made to its roster, but even he may have been overestimating just how much validity that statement may have, but with eight players chosen for the Pro Bowl Games, Sanders has every right to take pride in his preseason comments.

Sanders offers praise to James Franklin and Penn State

Miles Sanders is the only former Penn State player participating in the Super Bowl this season, so it was only natural that Sanders would be the voice to lend some credit to James Franklin and Penn State. Sanders praised Franklin for not only recruiting at a high level but also to developing players on and off the field after their college careers.

Miles Sanders on his relationship with Damar Hamlin

As you may know by now, Sanders is close friends with Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin. After Hamlin’s unfortunate incident in a late-season game against the Cincinnati Bengals where he had to be given CPR on the field, Sanders was as terrified as any. On Super Bowl media night, Sanders was asked about his relationship with Sanders.

“It is a blessing, and I am kind of lost for words to see my boy have that happen,” Sanders said Monday. “I thank everybody (around) the whole world for spreading love and that positivity toward him for him to be able to wake up.

“We were good friends before high school, through little league football, ages 13 or 14. We became better friends in high school with us both being high recruits and going to the same camps. Growing up I was very observant, and my mom taught me to leave away the people who don’t have your best interest. I was blessed to have Damar.”

You can read more on Sanders and his relationship with Hamlin and how Sanders was lifted up by teammate Fletcher Cox via FOX Sports.

Miles Sanders is a big fan of Barry Sanders

There are few players who are so great that they transcend generations. Miles Sanders may never have watched Barry Sanders play a game, but being a running back has led to him to discover and revel in his greatness.

Sanders also mentioned LaDainian Tomlinson and LeVeon Bell as favorite running backs he actually watched when growing up, in case you didn’t feel old enough.

Miles Sanders may not understand how fantasy football works

Miles Sanders was either being sarcastic or didn’t truly understand what was being asked when asked to address fantasy football owners who were told not to draft him in their fantasy football leagues.

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