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DeMarco Murray was offered a four-year deal

By Kevin Parvizi

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Dallas Cowboys feature back DeMarco Murray earned that title without any strings attached when he went off last season, and new offensive coordinator Scott Linehan is now driving Murray down defenses throats. After rushing for 1,124 yards and nine touchdowns in a terrific 2013 season, Murray is on an even better season-long pace this season with 534 rushing yards and five TDs through just four games. He has a great chance to add another 100-yard game to his resume today against the Houston Texans, and he’s had at least 100 rushing yards, one touchdown, and one reception in all of his games this season.

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    • According to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Cowboys believe in Murray so much as their feature back that they actually offered him a four-year deal (it’s unclear when, but I’m assuming it was in the offseason before he exploded even more this year) that would have given him more money than any of the RBs in free agency this past season. I mean, it’s pretty obvious that DeMarco Murray is way better than Ben Tate and Knowshon Moreno (those two are solid, but c’mon), so he deserves a much larger piece of the pie.

    For as great as Murray has been, I think some people would be worried about giving him a four-year deal, mostly because giving a running back with an injury history a four-year deal always causes some concern. Plus, the Cowboys still aren’t in the best shape when it comes to finances, though they are getting better in that regard. The Cowboys need to find a way to keep Murray and preserve with with another back, and four years is actually right in line with how many he should be getting as a 26-year-old RB (would take him until his prime at 30).

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