The Philadelphia Eagles expect veteran running back Darren Sproles to make his much-awaited return from a lengthy injury absence against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, per Tim McManus of ESPN.

Sproles hasn't suited up since Week 1 because of a hamstring injury. He will join an Eagles backfield which has Wendell Smallwood, Josh Adams, and Corey Clement splitting the carries with top running back Jay Ajayi gone for the year with a torn ACL.

“We're just going to mix him in,” Pederson said of the 35-year-old Sproles. “I think we're a different team from Week 1 to now. Obviously, we don't have Jay, but Corey has done a great job, Wendell and now the emergence of [rookie] Josh [Adams] — he's kind of stepped up his game and played well. … And now we get Darren back. It's a great opportunity for him.”

With Sproles’ return, Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz suddenly has a wealth of receiving options. Apart from Zach Ertz, Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor, Jordan Matthews, and Dallas Goedert, Sproles and recent trade acquisition Golden Tate are now in the mix.

Aside from Sproles, the Eagles also expect star right tackle Lane Johnson to play. Johnson suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 8. He’s also been dealing with a high ankle sprain since early October.

Grade 2 MCL sprains typically put players out of commission for several weeks, but Johnson is apparently ready to play through the discomfort in order to get back right away and face their big division rivals.