{"id":120938,"date":"2021-09-08T10:35:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T14:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=120938"},"modified":"2021-09-07T20:50:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T00:50:21","slug":"latavius-murray-team-fits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/09\/08\/latavius-murray-team-fits\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible Latavius Murray Landing Spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running back Latavius Murray is the latest veteran looking for a new home. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/saints\/\" target=\"_self\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> parted ways with the veteran, making Murray the best free agent on the open market. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32161482\/source-baltimore-ravens-lose-rb-justice-hill-season-ending-injury\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">running backs dropping like flies<\/a> across the league, it\u2019s only a matter of time before Murray lands with a new team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saints are releasing RB Latavius Murray, per source. They asked for a pay reduction yesterday and he refused. Murray is coming off his best season, averaging 4.5 yards per carry and 7.7 yards per catch.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1435350709990461442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Five Potential Latavius Murray Landing Spots<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Baltimore Ravens<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Far and away the most likely candidate, the Baltimore Ravens desperately need a fresh pair of legs. J.K. Dobbins and Justice Hill are already done for the year, meaning that Gus Edwards and Ty\u2019Son Williams are the only healthy runners on the team. The team <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/09\/07\/leveon-bell-signs-baltimore-ravens\/\" target=\"_self\">did add Le&#8217;Veon Bell<\/a> to the practice squad, but he is nothing more than a replacement-level player at this point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latavius Murray might not be the player he once was, but he\u2019s easily the best option on the market and much better than Bell. Jim Harbaugh likes to use a running back by committee, and adding Murray would give Baltimore an ideal 1-2 punch heading into the season. For all intents and purposes, Edwards can take the Dobbins role while Murray handles the Edwards job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;10893&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Atlanta Falcons<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Atlanta Falcons might just have the worst stable of running backs this side of New York. Mike Davis has one good year to his name, while Wayne Gallman only just arrived after failing to beat out JaMycal Hasty and Elijah Mitchell. Latavius Murray is easily better than Gallman, and could even push Davis for the starting job. Arthur Smith\u2019s scene is fantastic for running backs, so Murray could easily end up having a great year despite his advanced age.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Jacksonville Jaguars<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding a veteran running back when you already have James Robinson is almost as crazy as drafting a running back in the first round when you already have James Robinson. Urban Meyer hasn&#8217;t added another running back following Travis Etienne\u2019s season-ending injury, and he doesn\u2019t seem thrilled about the idea of Robinson handling a three-down workload. And no, Duke Johnson doesn&#8217;t count.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If healthy, Etienne would have likely handled most of the receiving work in Jacksonville\u2019s backfield. Murray isn\u2019t the best receiving back in the world, but he\u2019s not an active liability out of the backfield. At the very least, he\u2019s a better fit for the role than Carlos Hyde.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This playoff touchdown against the Bears ended up being the second-to-last regular season touch for Latavius Murray in a Saints uniform. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Xhvoegf3T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6Xhvoegf3T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Nowak (@Jeff_Nowak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeff_Nowak\/status\/1435365363357716488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Buffalo Bills<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Buffalo Bills can get by with the duo of Zack Moss and Devin Singletary, but man do they leave a lot to be desired. Neither player offers anything special as a runner or receiver, and the team is one injury away from turning to Matt Breida. The Bills don\u2019t rely too heavily on their running game, but adding someone like Murray into the mix will make life easier for all involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Los Angeles Chargers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many ways, Austin Ekeler is very similar to Alvin Kamara. Like Kamara, Ekeler is one of the most dangerous receiving backs in the league, capable of getting open against any type of coverage and making big plays after the catch. While he\u2019s not the biggest guy, he can handle carries, but you probably don\u2019t want to give him 300 touches a year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where Murray comes in. The Chargers need an early-down runner to spell Ekeler on long drives, and Murray is a perfect fit for this role. Justin Jackson struggles to stay on the field, and Joshua Kelley was one of the least efficient runners in the league last year. Murray is the perfect backup for this team and would be a nice add for an up-and-coming roster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honorable Mention: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jets\" target=\"_self\">New York Jets<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"KThFSGBhQAtEA2fQx_NUFQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1334327290\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'KThFSGBhQAtEA2fQx_NUFQ',sig:'Wjtd_rqO6QoMsDE0qew9QJdGdDYck3mSXCsop8U768w=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1334327290',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime NFL veteran Latavius Murray is a free agent, but the running back should have plenty of suitors throughout the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":120950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,27,3,13,18],"tags":[7727,7702,7642,7646,118,7638],"class_list":["post-120938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ravens","category-falcons","category-bills","category-jaguars","category-chargers","tag-atlanta-falcons-news","tag-bills-featured","tag-chargers-featured","tag-jaguars-featured","tag-latavius-murray","tag-ravens-featured"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}