The Dallas Cowboys want to find a way to re-sign both star wideout Dez Bryant and running back DeMarco Murray. They made Bryant their top priority and plan to use their franchise tag to keep him around, but they aren't sure if they want to pay Murray the kind of money they'll need to in order to keep him.
Head coach Jason Garrett addressed the matter on Thursday:
“Certainly Dez and DeMarco are cornerstone players for our football team. They’ve been great players for us up to this point in their careers. They had great years last year. The business of the NFL is real though, and we have to work through that. But both of those guys know very strongly how much we care for them, how much we appreciate what they’ve done for us and how much we want them on our football team going forward.
"[Murray's] impact was huge for our team. The value of being able to hand the ball to someone 25 times a game week in and week out is significant. Again, there’s a business of the NFL that we all understand. I know both sides are talking, we’re trying to get it done, and understand every decision we make is in the best interest of the Dallas Cowboys. We feel like DeMarco Murray has done a great job for our football team and we’d love to have him back.”
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