Tony Romo: ‘Losing a close friend’ in DeMarco Murray

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo says he is losing a friend in DeMarco Murray, who signed with the rival Philadelphia Eagles.

Free agent running back DeMarco Murray has made his decision, and he turned down the Dallas Cowboys to sign with their rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles.

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It has come as a bit of a shock to Cowboys fans, who took to the time honored tradition of burning jerseys they spent hundreds of dollars for. Owner and general manager said it was all about the salary cap and what they could and couldn’t realistically do.

While fans struggle to process it, so do Murray’s former Cowboys teammates. Wide receiver Dez Bryant wished Murray farewell with a tweet that was all class.

Quarterback Tony Romo is still processing what exactly happened, but he views it first as losing a friend rather than a teammate

“It just happened, so you have to process everything,” Romo said, via the Dallas Morning News. “All the way up until today, I was still thinking we’d be able to keep DeMarco. Obviously, it’s not an ideal situation. I’m losing a close friend, too, so that hurts.”

With that being said, Romo reiterated his faith in the process.

“We have to trust in the process and the people making the decisions,” Romo said. “We have salary cap implications and a bunch of other things that we have to decide. That plays a role. The Eagles obviously thought as highly of him as we did.”

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo says he is losing a friend in DeMarco Murray, who signed with the rival Philadelphia Eagles.

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