Eagles running back DeMarco Murray didn’t take part in team drills on their first day of training camp and told reporters he didn’t know why the team decided to hold him out.
Murray said he didn’t ask coach Chip Kelly for an explanation because he just does what he’s told, but Kelly did get a question about Murray’s absence from the field when he met the media on Tuesday. The coach who doesn’t like answering questions about himself had no problem sharing that dehydration was the rationale behind the team’s decision.
Kelly said the team checks players’ hydration levels and they didn’t want to put Murray on the field because they felt there was an increased chance of further problems.
“It was a training staff decision,’' Kelly said, via NJ.com. “Especially, with the way the weather has been, we didn’t want to take any chances. It’s not just for [Murray], we treat every player on a daily basis.’'
Murray is back to work and says he feels fine, so all should move forward without incident as long as Murray continues to check out on the sports science side of things.
