Cowboys want to trade Alfred Morris

[RS12]

The Cowboys don’t have to worry about who will be their starting running back next season, but they are apparently working out how they want to staff things behind Ezekiel Elliott.

Alfred Morris reportedly isn’t part of their desired mix. Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star Telegram reports that the team will try to trade their veteran backup because they believe he’s a bad fit for third-down work and spot duty.

Morris signed a two-year deal with Dallas last offseason and ran 69 times for 243 yards and two touchdowns. Morris was inactive for three of the team’s final four games as Darren McFadden returned from an elbow injury to join Lance Dunbar in the reserve ranks.

Playing sparingly last year after turning in a pedestrian 2015 season in Washington seems unlikely to generate a major trade market for Morris. Releasing him would leave $500,000 of dead money on the Dallas cap.

McFadden and Dunbar are set to become free agents. Hill reports that the Cowboys would like to hold onto Dunbar while McFadden said recently that he thinks the Cowboys want him back.

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[LatinMind]

why do media say it will leave 500k in dead money when it will give dallas 1.6mil in cap room instead.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I's be thrilled to get a 5th rounder for him.

 

[SDCowboy]

Yeah, good luck with that.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I doubt we get more then a 7th

 

[cowboyblue22]

he may be traded but will more than likely be released

 

[LatinMind]

I's be thrilled to get a 5th rounder for him.

hes getting released

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

How can we sell how good of a character guy he is? Cause that's all he's got

 

[Alexander]

Maybe this is why this organization is so lousy with trades. They shop players that nobody in their right mind would give up anything for. They can just wait out until release.

 

[Hailmary]

I's be thrilled to get a 5th rounder for him.

Fat chance. Anyone who wants him will just wait for us to release him. 7th is more realistic if we get anything at all.

 

[TRUTH87]

"Cowboys want to hold on to dunbar..."

Why? Gimme McFadden. And find a rb in the draft. Seemed everytime dunbar was in something would go wrong on the play

 

[KingintheNorth]

why do media say it will leave 500k in dead money when it will give dallas 1.6mil in cap room instead.

dead money and cap hit are two different things.

Romo getting traded, cut, or if he retires creates $19M in dead money BUT creates $5M in cap room.

 

[LatinMind]

dead money and cap hit are two different things.

Romo getting traded, cut, or if he retires creates $19M in dead money BUT creates $5M in cap room.

duh, but im saying why cant they just say releasing or trading morris will save dallas 1.6mil on the cap.

 

[Stash]

"Cowboys want to hold on to dunbar..."

Why? Gimme McFadden. And find a rb in the draft. Seemed everytime dunbar was in something would go wrong on the play

Seriously. Waste of space.

 

[Zordon]

Maybe this is why this organization is so lousy with trades. They shop players that nobody in their right mind would give up anything for. They can just wait out until release.

I think it has more to do with Stephen being a below average negotiator.

 

[Teague31]

Is this the proper thread to rue Darius Jackson?

 

[gimmesix]

The team is preparing for when it brings in Peterson.

Seriously, though, the media have us desiring to trade Morris and release Romo. Something about that picture seems skewed.

 

[KingintheNorth]

duh, but im saying why cant they just say releasing or trading morris will save dallas 1.6mil on the cap.

Because both things are true.

 

[KingintheNorth]

Is this the proper thread to rue Darius Jackson?

All threads are.

 

[KJJ]

Morris was a disappointment I don't see him being back next season. Either he needs a lot of carries to be effective or what we saw the last few years in Washington was decline. Thought he would be much better than he was, he can't seem to get anything going off of just a few carries. He's not effective as a complementary back.