Depending on who you believe, DeMarco Murray is either unhappy in his role as Eagles running back or committed to bouncing back from a disappointing first season in Philadelphia in 2015.

Should the 2014 NFL rushing champion who failed to eclipse 800 rushing yards in 2015 be looking for an escape chute from the Eagles, his former team will be waiting with open arms according to The Dallas Morning News:

'As the DMN's Jon Machota said back in December of 2015, if the numbers were right, Jason Garrett would love to have No. 29 back in his backfield.

Machota: The Cowboys know more about DeMarco Murray than any other team in the league. If they could get him back for the right price, they'd do it. They didn't make a better offer to him last offseason because they had a limit to what they were willing to spend. It wasn't because of locker room problems. Jason Garrett would love to have Murray still on this roster."

The biggest stumbling block for a deal, other than a hesitancy the Eagles might have in trading Murray back to a bitter division rival, is the financial poison pill moving on from the embattled running back poses in 2016.

Murray carries a $7 million base salary in 2016 with a $13.5 million cap number, making any possibility of a trade a difficult one to facilitate, especially given his rapid production decline last season.

A source with knowledge of the Eagles thinking on Murray who requested anonymity because he isn't authorized to talk about the team's personnel decisions told NJ Advance Media Friday that head coach Doug Pederson will have final say over whether or not the team brings back the 28-year-old back this season.

Murray reportedly met with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie late last season, voicing his displeasure over head coach Chip Kelly and running back's coach Duce Staley.

After signing Sam Bradford to a two-year contract Tuesday and with free agency opening next Wednesday, the Eagles have already had a frenetic offseason. Finding resolution when it comes to Murray's situation is bound to be one of the more compelling storylines to follow moving forward.

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