National Football League

Murray trade cost Titans new deal, swap of 4th-round picks

Published Mar. 9, 2016 11:23 p.m. ET

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Acquiring the NFL's 2014 rushing leader DeMarco Murray has cost Tennessee a new deal for the running back and a simple swap of fourth-round draft picks with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Titans confirmed the trade Wednesday, and Murray will be introduced at a news conference Thursday.

Murray's agency announced a trade and a new contract had been reached Monday night, and what Tennessee had to give up to the Eagles had been unknown.

The Titans will drop 13 spots to No. 15 with the Eagles taking their pick at No. 2 in the fourth round.

General manager Jon Robinson says Murray is a premium back and that he has admired the two-time Pro Bowler and 2014 NFL Offensive Player of the Year from afar for a long time.

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