Photo Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Photo Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Today, all signs are pointing towards DeMarco Murray flying to Philadelphia becoming an Eagle. Murray was drafted by the Cowboys in the third round of the 2011 draft and signed a four-year contract worth $2.97 million. He was apparently unimpressed with the Cowboys’ offer earlier this week to keep him at $5 million per year.

Murray has been relatively free of injury problems in his career. His rookie year ended early due to a fractured right ankle and high ankle sprain, and then he missed a few games in 2012 with a sprained foot and two games in 2013 with a sprained MCL. But injury history isn’t what concerns people when talking about Murray. It’s workload.

Last season, Murray was handed the ball 392 times — a full 80 times more than the next highest worked back, LeSean McCoy — and his total touches came just one shy of 450. But with all of those opportunities, he led the NFL in rushing yards, yards per game, all-purpose yards, rushing touchdowns, and yards from scrimmage. The 449 touches was the sixth most all-time, and of the four recent backs in front of him – Larry Johnson, Eddie George, LaDanian Tomlinson and Edgerrin James – only LaDanian Tomlinson didn’t have a down year (or injury) the year after. And Murray did lose some steam by the end of the season. Here are his per-game yards and averages:

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He’s actually older than McCoy, whom, if you’ll recall, Kyle predicted was about to hit a wall. The difference, however, is that McCoy has played two more seasons than Murray and has a full 500 more carries. So while Murray carried the ball more last season, he’s taken a lot less hits (in the NFL) overall.

With the addition of DeMarco Murray in 2015, you get a talented back with some workload concerns.