According to multiple reports, Darren McFadden is headed to Dallas on a two-year deal that is reportedly worth "up to $5.85 million." The 27-year-old McFadden was a first-round pick of the Raiders in 2008 and has been slowed by injuries for much of his career.
In 2014, McFadden ran for 534 yards and two touchdowns on 3.4 yards per carry while also catching 36 passes for 212 yards while appearing in all 16 games. It was the first time in McFadden’s seven-year career in Oakland that he managed to play in all 16 games.
McFadden’s best season came in 2010 when he ran for 1,157 yards and caught 47 balls for 507 yards in only 13 games in 2010. Aside from that year, McFadden only passed the 700-yard plateau once.
In the past three seasons, McFadden has combined for 1,620 yards and nine touchdowns on just 3.3 yards per carry. He joins a backfield that also features Joseph Randle (51 carries for 343 yards, 3 TDs in 2014) and Lance Dunbar (29 carries, 99 yards)
McFadden is a native of North Little Rock, Ark. and played collegiately at the University of Arkansas, where Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his son (and Cowboys executive vice president) also played.
With the Cowboys boasting one of the top offensive lines in the NFL, the team hopes McFadden can return to the form he showed from his best years in Oakland.
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