DeMarco Murray Named 2014 AP Offensive Player of the Year

February 1, 2015   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray's career season has been punctuated in fitting fashion as he was named the 2014 Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year, per the NFL.
Here's footage of Murray accepting the award:
Murray had some stiff competition in the form of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown and teammate Tony Romo, but the voters ultimately decided that his eye-popping statistical output was too much to ignore.
Dallas had a renewed focus on running the ball in 2014, and that certainly worked to Murray's benefit. During the regular season, he set career-highs with 392 carries for 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also added 57 catches for another 416 yards as well.
According to Paul Imig of Fox Sports, Murray had one of the best seasons by a running back over the past 10 years:
Those numbers are made even more impressive when taking into account his playoff production as well, per ESPN...

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