You’re lying if you predicted the New Orleans Saints losing Latavius Murray would be what sends the fanbase into open civil war. Let’s keep it real, here: Murray is a past-his-prime player that nobody expected much of when he signed with the Saints practice squad on Sept. 13. That he ended up having a good game in Week 4’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings was a pleasant surprise. He hadn’t gotten so much as an invitation to a group workout in free agency since his Baltimore Ravens contract expired back in January.
When the opportunity to get a pay raise and step into the Javonte Williams-less Denver Broncos backfield presented itself on Monday, Murray jumped at the chance. He was earning pennies on the dollar with the Saints practice squad while slotted in behind Alvin Kamara, Mark Ingram II, Dwayne Washington, and Tony Jones Jr. on the 53-man roster. It shouldn’t take him long to take the lead spot in Denver’s rotation. If he’d wanted to remain in New Orleans, he could have told the Broncos no-thanks, but he smartly saw this as a better opportunity.
