Steelers MMQB: NFL Offseason News
By Kim Myers
DeMarco walks away from Dallas
Feb 5, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys running back Demarco Murray and quarterback Tony Romo in attendance while the Southern Methodist Mustangs played the Cincinnati Bearcats in an NCAA basketball game at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports
DeMarco Murray was another big winner in NFL free agency so far after signing a five-year, $42 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Cowboys gambled by letting the NFL’s rushing leader hit the free agent market and not being able to lock him down before he could take what seemed like the longest trip to Philadelphia anyone has ever taken.
So DeMarco Murray is flying to Philadelphia, C.J. Spiller is flying to New Orleans and RBs are going to start flying off the board.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2015
Pro-Bowl RB DeMarco Murray is flying to Philadelphia this morning with the expectation he will be an Eagle, per a... http://t.co/FR6PCCRyWu
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2015
DeMarco Murray would consider a final offer from Cowboys, per source, but he's going to Philadelphia with intention of signing with Eagles.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2015
Filed to ESPN: DeMarco Murray, en route now to Philly, is expected to sign with Eagles, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2015
Now official: Eagles and RB DeMarco Murray agree to terms on a five-year contract.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2015
If you were on social media on Wednesday night and Thursday you saw multiple tweets from the likes of Adam Schefter saying that Murray was “en route” to Philadelphia and expected to sign for hours on end. He must have walked there. The announcement of the signing didn’t come out till late Thursday evening and was quite anticlimactic after all that buildup.
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