When the NFL's legal tampering period of free agency began last March, the Dallas Cowboys struck immediately. Not with a signing, but rather by striking a trade with the Tennessee Titans that involved the team acquiring linebacker Kenneth Murray.
As a former first-round pick with some fairly impressive career stats, on paper, this seemed like a great move for the Cowboys. Of course, they picked up his nearly $6 million base salary and $7.4 milllion cap hit, but Dallas felt like they found a starter alongside DeMarvion Overshown.
Well, that good feeling didn't last long. Murray struggled right off the bat for Matt Eberflus' defense, and he hasn't been able to corral his disastrous season.