Buffalo Bills host veteran running back on visit

Buffalo might not be done with backfield augmentations. The team brought in Latavius Murray on a recent free agency visit, Field Yates of ESPN.com tweeted on Wednesday.

The 10-year veteran spent the  back half of the 2022-23 season with the Denver Broncos, coming over from the New Orleans' Saints' practice squad after the campaign was underway. He more than doubled Melvin Gordon’s rushing total and finished with 703 yards (4.4 per carry) despite his late arrival to the Mile High City. Murray’s contract expired in March.

The Syracuse-area native has played for five teams and has a 1,000-yard season — back in 2015 with Oakland — on his resume. Murray has mostly worked as an off-the-bench back, playing alongside the likes of Kamara and Dalvin Cook.

Murray topped 100 rushing yards in two of Denver’s final four games, including a 130-yard showing against the Cardinals in Week 15. Should Buffalo follow through for a signing here, his likeliest competition for playing time would be Nyheim Hines, who possesses a similar upside as a third-down pass-catching option.