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Jerry Jones: If there was no salary cap in place, DeMarco would be a Cowboy

By Charean Williams

cjwilliams@star-telegram.com

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March 12, 2015 07:46 PM

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones blames DeMarco Murray’s departure on the salary cap. The Cowboys couldn’t afford to match the Philadelphia Eagles’ five-year, $42 million deal, and thus, Murray now plays for Dallas’ division rival.

Here is Jones’ statement:

“We are very grateful to DeMarco Murray for his contributions to the Dallas Cowboys.  He is a quality person, a very good football player, and a player that we wanted to keep. 

“We have great appreciation for his skills, and if there was no salary cap in place, DeMarco would be a Cowboy. This came down to an allocation of dollars within the management of the salary cap.

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“Obviously there is emotion involved in these decisions, but it is critical that there be must be discipline involved as well. If it were a question of having an open checkbook with no salary cap constraints, we all know things would have worked out differently.

“We have recently made significant commitments to top players who are currently on the team, specifically at key positions such as quarterback, left tackle and wide receiver, and we were comfortable with the offer that we made to DeMarco to include him in that structure. 

“These are difficult decisions that are part of the NFL. They are decisions that take into account the entire team, the current economic structure of the team, and the financial concerns for the short and long term future of the team.

“At the end of the day, this is about finding the best way to collectively fit all of the individual pieces together, in terms of talent, offensive players, defensive players and dollars—under the salary cap structure—that gives you the best chance to have a championship team.”

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