The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with running back DeMarco Murray. M

Murray (6-0, 217) was named the 2014 AP Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for an NFL-best and career-high 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns, which tied Seattle RB Marshawn Lynch for the league-high in rushing scores. According to USA Today He is the first defending rushing champion to change teams since “Bullett” Bill Dudley in 1947. He topped 100 yards rushing in 13 of the team’s 18 games, including the playoffs. Murray also ranked fourth in the league in receptions among running backs with 57 catches for 416 yards. A first-team All-Pro selection, he tied for third in MVP voting following his career year.
 
Originally a third-round draft choice (71st overall) of Dallas in the 2011 NFL Draft, Murray, 27, appeared in 53 games (47 starts) during his four years with the Cowboys, totaling 4,526 yards and 28 touchdowns on 934 carries (4.8 avg.). A two-time Pro Bowl selection (2013, ’14), Murray eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the first time in 2013, finishing the year with 1,121 yards and nine touchdowns on a 5.2 yards-per-carry average.
 
As a rookie, Murray broke onto the scene with a 253-yard performance vs. St. Louis (10/23/11), which included a 91-yard touchdown run – the longest first-career touchdown run in league history since the merger in 1970. He finished the season with a 5.5 yards-per-carry average, which ranked first among all NFL backs with at least 150 carries in 2011.
 
A native of Las Vegas, NV, Murray starred collegiately at the University of Oklahoma alongside current Eagles QB Sam Bradford. As a senior, he was a consensus All-Big 12 first-team and second-team Academic All-Big 12 choice, and earned honorable mention All-America honors from Sports Illustrated after rushing for 1,214 yards and 15 touchdowns. He finished his Oklahoma career as the school’s all-time leader in touchdowns (65), all-purpose yards (6,718), kickoff return average (27.6) and in receiving yards among running backs (1,571).