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Outlook bright for recovering RB Murray
A broken ankle derailed DeMarco Murray's promising rookie season.
By Jon Machota
Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray recently said he had surgery on his fractured right ankle and that he expects to be at full strength in a couple of months.
"I'm doing well," Murray told radio station KWWN 1100AM in Las Vegas. "I'm doing well. It was an easy, simple surgery. It wasn't something that was long enough to keep me out for not much. I'll be ... I'm running within four weeks. I should be 100 percent by about two months. I won't miss anything."
Murray, who said he heard his ankle pop twice while being tackled by Giants defensive end Dave Tollefson on Dec. 11, knew immediately he had suffered the most severe ankle injury of his career.
"I tried to get up and it was just bad," Murray said. "It was something that happened and everything happens for a reason, so I am just looking back on it now. I wish it could have been different, but hey it is what it is. I just gotta take it and get better."
While the training staff helped Murray off the field, preventing him from putting any pressure on his right leg, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett walked up to Murray and passed along some words of encouragement.
"He said just keep your head up," Murray recalled. "Just keep your head up and we'll see what happens."
Not being around his coaches and teammates for about a week was a major adjustment for the Cowboys' leading rusher. While Murray said he kept in touch over the phone, being away from the practice facility messed with his weekly routine.
"My sleeping schedule and just not being around my teammates and coaches have definitely hurt me a little bit," he said. "But I'm back up there now, so it feels good to be around the guys again."
Murray, 23, finishes his rookie season with 897 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a franchise-record 253 yards against the Rams in October.
A broken ankle derailed DeMarco Murray's promising rookie season.
By Jon Machota
Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray recently said he had surgery on his fractured right ankle and that he expects to be at full strength in a couple of months.
"I'm doing well," Murray told radio station KWWN 1100AM in Las Vegas. "I'm doing well. It was an easy, simple surgery. It wasn't something that was long enough to keep me out for not much. I'll be ... I'm running within four weeks. I should be 100 percent by about two months. I won't miss anything."
Murray, who said he heard his ankle pop twice while being tackled by Giants defensive end Dave Tollefson on Dec. 11, knew immediately he had suffered the most severe ankle injury of his career.
"I tried to get up and it was just bad," Murray said. "It was something that happened and everything happens for a reason, so I am just looking back on it now. I wish it could have been different, but hey it is what it is. I just gotta take it and get better."
While the training staff helped Murray off the field, preventing him from putting any pressure on his right leg, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett walked up to Murray and passed along some words of encouragement.
"He said just keep your head up," Murray recalled. "Just keep your head up and we'll see what happens."
Not being around his coaches and teammates for about a week was a major adjustment for the Cowboys' leading rusher. While Murray said he kept in touch over the phone, being away from the practice facility messed with his weekly routine.
"My sleeping schedule and just not being around my teammates and coaches have definitely hurt me a little bit," he said. "But I'm back up there now, so it feels good to be around the guys again."
Murray, 23, finishes his rookie season with 897 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a franchise-record 253 yards against the Rams in October.
