NFL: NOT FOR LONG
The NFL’s free agency signing period begins next week and the class of players looking for new contracts will include a rarity – the league’s Offensive Player of the Year.
DeMarco Murray, who led the NFL in rushing with 1,845 yards and tied for the lead in rushing touchdowns with 13, will very likely not be back with the Dallas Cowboys.
While the NFL has become a passing league, smart teams value the running game. Murray won’t have trouble finding work or money. Several teams might have gone farther in the playoffs if they’d had even the threat of an effective running game and they’ll certainly give Murray a look – think of the Indianapolis Colts, the Arizona Cardinals, the Detroit Lions. The Seattle Seahawks could be interested if Marshawn Lynch opts to retire.
Running backs tend to have shorter years of productivity because of the pounding they take. But Murray is only 27, and he has played in all 16 games of a season only once in his four-year career. His heavy workload in the 2014 season was really the one he has endured.
The salary cap can put a team in a bind, forcing tough decisions. The Cowboys didn’t want to lose the gifted Bryant and they may well have sacrificed Murray in the process.
Post By: Larry Weisman, a longtime sportswriter for USA TODAY, blogs for Twistity.com. Follow him on Twitter @MrLarryWeisman .
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