DeMarco Murray carried the ball a lot during this record breaking season — so much so that team owner Jerry Jones doesn’t envision a repeat of such a performance.
Jones told Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com, that Murray’s workload would be reduced if he returned to Dallas.
“I don’t think we would go into a season now with Murray thinking that he was going to have the load that he had last year,” Jones said. “I don’t believe we would.”
Murray set a record for Dallas with 392 rushes and 1,845 yards last season, leading the league with almost 500 yards more than runner-up Le’Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He tied with Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch for a league-best 13 rushing touchdowns.
Jones reasoned that reducing the workload of a player as expensive Murray might have long-term benefits.
“…[You] want to point to playoffs and you have a back like that, OK would you like to maybe saving for some playoff runs?” Jones said. “Down near the end of the season, you’re saving for some playoffs. Let’s lighten his load a little bit. Does that make any sense? Of course it does.”