DeMarco Murray puts complaint behind him
DeMarco Murray said he did not go to Eagles coach Chip Kelly to discuss his comments about a lack of touches after the Week 4 loss to Washington, and he did not feel the need to rehash the issue with Kelly.
DeMarco Murray said he did not go to Eagles coach Chip Kelly to discuss his comments about a lack of touches after the Week 4 loss to Washington, and he did not feel the need to rehash the issue with Kelly.
"We all are on the same page and we all know what needs to happen to get this thing rolling offensively," Murray said. "I think the defense, they've been playing amazing for us the past four games, and I think we all need to continue to work hard and do all the little things right and execute."
Murray averages 13.3 carries per game. He averaged 28.1 touches per game last season with Dallas, when he was the NFL's offensive player of the year. Kelly said that Murray's carries were limited last week, in part, because of injuries and that if the Eagles get more plays, Murray will get more touches.
"There's not a certain number," Murray said. "I think the more opportunities you have as an offense and the more you get individually, you feel better, you get the juices flowing a little bit. I think that's with anyone - not just me."
Alonso: No tear in knee
Linebacker Kiko Alonso said his left anterior cruciate ligament was not injured in the Sept. 20 loss to the Cowboys and called his knee surgery last week a "cleaning."
In his first public comments since he was hurt, Alonso said he did not have a timetable for his return. "Sooner the better," he said.
Alonso, who has had ACL tears in both knees, said he was never worried that he had suffered the same injury.
"I knew it wasn't that bad, because obviously I've had it twice," he said. "It didn't feel like that. I knew I didn't have it."
An MRI exam could not determine the extent of the injury, which is why Alonso went to surgeon James Andrews for further evaluation. That's why he had arthroscopic knee surgery.
"They went in there and cleaned it out," Alonso said. ". . . Like when you take a car for a cleaning."
Alonso said he was hurt while he was running on his third-to-last play against Dallas. He remained in the game for two more plays before he told the medical staff his knee bothered him. The training staff took him out of the game.
Alonso, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL and had tendinitis during the summer, said he does not know if the injury will linger.
"Hope not," he said.
Extra points
Cornerback Byron Maxwell (quadriceps) returned to practice Thursday and expects to play Sunday. The only players to miss practice were Alonso, linebacker Mychal Kendricks, and defensive end Brandon Bair.