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New Dallas Cowboys linebacker Kenneth Murray is projected to wear the green dot for the 2025 NFL season, and he vows the defense will improve in a key area.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0did a lot of work to improve the defense this offseason, swinging a trade for former first-round pick\u00a0Kenneth Murray, signing linebacker\u00a0Jack Sanborn,\u00a0and bringing in a trusted veteran like\u00a0Solomon Thomas.<\/p>\n

Murray is among the new additions who is expected to contribute from Day 1, with some chatter that he could wear the green dot to call the plays.<\/p>\n

While Murray could immediately step in to relay the defensive play calls and man the middle of the defense, he is vowing that the team will take a step forward in a key area.<\/p>\n

Murray promises that the Cowboys defense will stop the run under new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, which is something the unit desperately needs to improve.<\/p>\n

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Tennessee Titans linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. reacts after a play during the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans. \/ Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“The first thing you need to start by building a great defense and stopping the run,\u201d Murray said, via\u00a0All DLLS. \u201cAnd so I think that was really the first thing that Ebeflus kind of talked about was stopping the run as a piller of our defense. It\u2019s definitely an emphasis for us.<\/p>\n

“Obviously, it\u2019s a new style coming in, and then, you know, got some new players. That\u2019s something that I\u2019ll take extremely personally. That that\u2019s mentality I\u2019m gonna bring to it. It\u2019s personal, man. When they just running it down your throat, it\u2019s unacceptable.”<\/p>\n

Eberflus is known for an aggressive scheme, so it’s great to see the players are coming in with a mindset that is a perfect fit.<\/p>\n

Last season, Murray recorded 95 tackles, 3.5 sacks, an interception, and a forced fumble in 14 games. He has surpassed 100 tackles in a season twice in his five-year career, so the Cowboys may have struck gold with their under-the-radar move.<\/p>\n

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Tennessee Titans linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. celebrates an interception against the Indianapolis Colts. \/ Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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