It's evident the Dallas Cowboys don't want to pay a lot for a running back.
And there's still one pretty good one available that will come cheaply if Dallas extended its help to wayward players -- Ray Rice.
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They had chances at free agents Lamar Miller and Matt Forte and didn't sign either one to help Darren McFadden and Lance Dunbar, when the latter gets back from ACL rehab.
Now, the Cowboys will meet with Washington Redskins free agent Alfred Morris on Monday in hopes of getting a running back at the right price.
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The Redskins let Morris test the free agent waters after he finished with his worst season in his four-year NFL career -- 751 yards on 201 carriers with one TD -- in 2015.
"(Alfred) Morris is coming off the least productive season of his four-year NFL career and failed to cross the 1,000-yard mark for the first time as a pro," Pro Football Talk reported. "That production in the first three years could have some appeal to the Cowboys as they'd be able to put him behind a strong offensive line and team him with Darren McFadden in order to keep down the wear and tear after 1,078 carries in Morris' first four seasons."
But Morris' production has declined in each of his four seasons, ESPN added.
"But is he a No. 1 back? His yardage total has dropped every season from 1,613 in 2012 to 751 yards last season," ESPN reported. "He has never missed a game in his career, but he has 1,078 carries. He has had at least 202 rushing attempts each season.
"Morris has proven to be durable, but does he have staying power?"
The Cowboys insisted that they would continue to evaluate players on a case by case basis and wouldn't be soured by the Greg Hardy experience to take a chance on a player with a questionable past.
Rice, the poster child for a domestic violence perpetrator, is two years removed from a 660-yard season on 210 carries with four TDs. Critics have argued that Rice was on the downswing on his career, but he lost 15 pounds in 2014 because he thought he played too heavy in 2013, contributing to his poor season.
If the Cowboys cannot come to terms with Morris, a real possibility considering that Morris was looking for more money from the Redskins, Rice is available, hungry and actually an advocate for domestic violence, something that Hardy didn't have the slightest interest in doing.
It's getting harder to ignore the Cowboys - and the NFL's hypocrisy by continuing to ban Rice.
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