DeMarco Murray went viral on Twitter Thursday, for the strangest reason.
The former Dallas Cowboys star has been out of the NFL since 2017, so many fans who saw him trending on Twitter probably clicked into Twitter threads on Murray with a sense of dread. Had something bad happened to him?
No, not at all. What happened is Ezekiel Elliott made headlines. Confused? Here’s how it went down.
Earlier Thursday, an ESPN report noted that Elliott is targeting three possible teams to join: the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles. Elliott was released by the Cowboys in mid-March.
Many Cowboys fans were infuriated by the mere thought that Elliott might go to the hated division rival Eagles. In fact, hundreds of Cowboys fans had the same thought: That’s exactly what happened with Murray. A two-time Pro Bowl running back with the Cowboys who led the NFL in rushing in 2014, Murray bolted to the Eagles as a free agent in 2015.
Cowboys fans flooded Twitter with bad thoughts aimed at Elliott’s Philly idea. And Murray’s name kept getting dragged into the conversation, causing him to trend on Twitter.
“If Zeke signs with Philly I’ll burn my jersey,” tweeted one fan. “I felt the same way with DeMarco Murray. It’s treachery of the highest order.”
Reports Come Out That Zeke “Might” Be Going To Philly & All Of A Sudden Super Slugs Are Getting Hurled At Demarco Murray.
Demarco Logged Into Twitter Like……. pic.twitter.com/mpMxN6dPlR
— JESSE (With No “i”) (@Mr4thAndLong) March 24, 2023
Zeke ain’t demarco Murray this would be the ultimate HERO to VILLIAN story https://t.co/iE2xZt8IAv
— J Tuck (@jtuck151) March 23, 2023
https://twitter.com/_STXMario/status/1639068533047930883
Don’t let these Emotional Cowboys fans tell you Zeke washed. And stop thinking Zeke is Demarco Murray. Behind this line Zeke will have a career resurgence
— Lord Brunson tweets (@lord_brunson) March 23, 2023
If your reasoning for not wanting to sign Zeke is Demarco Murray respectfully please STFU
— 👨🏼🦲Jeff✌🏼☝🏼🖐🏼 (@Philly_Bul215) March 23, 2023
Chip Kelly didn’t use DeMarco Murray right
— Caleb Davis (@CalebDa67192041) March 24, 2023
I loved DeMarco so much with Dallas. Then he went to the Eagles and rushed 13 times for just 2 yards against us and I called him Least Mode. I haven’t ever thought of him and not thought “Least Mode” since then.
— Regular Season Hero, Post season Zero (@StillDemBoys) March 23, 2023
Demarco Murray is right now making an appearance in the Twitter trending topics.
— Trending Topics (@weatherfairyUS) March 24, 2023
The Eagles have had atrocious results signing discarded Cowboys. DeMarco Murray, Miles Austin, Orlando Scandrick, Felix Jones, Chris Boniol, etc etc.
Murray and Scandrick were also huge d-bags.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) March 23, 2023
In case you’re wondering, Murray currently serves as the running backs coach for the Oklahoma Sooners.
