The-Hogs.net - Washington Football Discussion, Redskins to Commanders Era

In his prime, when he went to eight Pro Bowls as one of the most dynamic players in the NFL, Sanders never would have let an hamstring injury rob him of the opportunity to make an interception or two on Monday night.



But things are different now.



"It's up to my legs," he said last week. "We don't really want to rush things. We have a journey here, not a sprint."



It's the same philosophy he carried into Cincinnati one week earlier after getting hurt on Sept. 19. Yet one couldn't help believing Sanders merely passed on facing the Bengals in order to be ready for prime time against the Chiefs.



He scoffed at that suggestion, insisting that Monday night football is no different from Sunday afternoon football.



"Every game is prime time, every game is a big game. Games don't have a bigger meaning to me; every game is the same," Sanders said. "Every game I step out there on the field I get my opponent's best. So just because the game is slated to be on Monday night, it doesn't matter to me. Even when I'm at practice, I get my opponent's best."