IRVING, Texas -- How much did Tony Romo want DeMarco Murray to remain with the Dallas Cowboys?

Romo said he was willing to take a cut in pay from his $17 million base salary in 2015 to keep Murray, who led the NFL in rushing with 1,845 yards.

Tony Romo said he was willing to take a pay cut from his $17 million salary in 2015 to keep DeMarco Murray, whose 1,845 rushing yards led the NFL. Tom Pennington/Getty Images

"DeMarco ended up asking me, 'Why don't you take a pay cut?'" Romo said while appearing on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Tuesday. "I was like, 'I will. I will take a pay cut to go do this.' I was like, 'They're going to restructure me and the whole thing,' that's the same thing in some ways just for salary-cap purposes. He was like, 'OK, now we're back to being friends.' 'You're really worried about me? I would take $5 million less if it meant getting you back'. He knew that."