Murray: Injured ankle is 'coming along well'

Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

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As the Dallas Cowboys prepare for April’s NFL Draft, one of last year’s impact picks appears on track to being full strength come the start of the 2012 season.

Running back DeMarco Murray, whose rookie season was cut short when he tore right ankle ligaments in a Week 14 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants, said recently that his recovery from surgery is on schedule and he expects to increase his workload in the next month.

"It's coming along well," Murray told NFL Radio on Sirius/XM on Friday. "I just started running last week and we have a great rehabilitation staff at the Cowboys' facility, so I'm doing good."
 
During his four years at Oklahoma, Murray missed several games while he battled through knee and hamstring injuries. But the third-round pick isn't worried about getting labeled injury-prone.
 
He says that's something that's out of his hands.
 
"I can't control whether or not I get injured," Murray said. "That's all a part of God's plan, not that he doesn't have a great plan for me. There's not a day I go out there and think about getting hurt or think about injuries because that's when they tend to happen. I'm just going out there working hard. I'm fortunate it was a minor injury. It's not going to keep me from missing anything. So we'll see what happens."
 
Despite only getting significant playing time in the eight games before being injured, Murray finished with 897 rushing yards and two scores.