Tony Romo was asked by DeMarco Murray if he was willing to take a pay cut for him to re-sign with the Dallas Cowboys.

"DeMarco ended up asking me, 'Why don't you take a pay cut?' I said, 'I will. I would take a pay cut to go do this,'" Romo said. "I was like, 'They're going to restructure me.' That's the same thing in some ways, just for the salary cap purposes. He was like, 'OK, now we're back to being friends again.' I would take $5 million less if meant getting him back.

"He knew that. It was just funny how he was literally worried about that part of it for a week. I'm like, 'That's not the reason.' I'm like, 'Obviously I'll restructure. I would even take a pay cut.' He was like, 'OK, we can be friends again.' It's amazing what you think about in those moments."

Murray eventually signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Baltimore Ravens have signed Matt Schaub to a one-year deal.

Schaub spent last season with the Oakland Raiders.

Demaryius Thomas will skip the Denver Broncos' offseason program.

Thomas was assigned the $12.823 million franchise tag early in March.

Boycotting offseason practices is the tactic most utilized by franchise players seeking some semblance of leverage in long-term negotiations.

DeMeco Ryans has signed a two-year extension with the Philadelphia Eagles worth $7.5 million per year in base value.

Ryans can make up to $10.5 million in extension and the deal includes $6.25 million in guaranteed money.

Ryans signed with the Eagles in 2012 after playing with the Houston Texans since 2006. Ryans was the 2006 Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Josh Heupel, who was Sam Bradford's quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he reached out to Bradford to encourage him to continue his career.

Bradford had torn his ACL twice in less than a year.

"I just tried to reach out to him and say: 'Hey, I still see this in you as a person and a player. I think the best is yet to come for you. You've got to get yourself healthy and get yourself back on the field and get yourself in the right environment with the right people and the right supporting cast around you, and there's no doubt in my mind you'll achieve the things you're capable of achieving and want to achieve,'" Heupel, who is now the offensive coordinator at Utah State, told the newspaper in a telephone interview.

The Philadelphia Eagles acquired Bradford from the St. Louis Rams in a trade this offseason.

Bradford said in December that he contemplated walking away from the NFL because of the injuries.

"It was really tough that first week after the injury," Bradford said in December. "There was part of me for a couple days that I was done with football. I didn't want to come back, I didn't want to play, I was tired of rehabbing. I was just tired of the process. But when you step back and you are away from the game for a while, then you come back and you're in the building and you're around your teammates, I quickly realized that I wasn't done and that I wanted to come back and that I feel like I've still got a lot to prove."

Hakeem Nicks is visiting the San Francisco 49ers this week.

Nicks hasn't received any interest in the free agency market to date after catching 38 balls for 405 yards last season with the Indianapolis Colts.

Nicks has battled with injuries and drops since his 2011 season.

B.J. Raji will re-sign with the Green Bay Packers on a one-year deal.

Raji, 28, missed all of last season after injuring his biceps during the preseason. This is the second straight one-year deal for Raji, who inked a $4 million deal with the Packers last year.

Letroy Guion replaced Raji last season also re-signed with the Packers on Monday.

Miles Austin will sign with the Philadelphia Eagles assuming he passes his physical.

Austin played in 12 games last season with the Cleveland Browns, catching 47 balls for 568 yards and two touchdowns.

Austin has dealt with injuries throughout his career.

The New York Jets, San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers plan on working out Marcus Mariota.

Mariota has a wide draft range from No. 1 to No. 10.

Jameis Winston is expected to be the first quarterback selected.

The St. Louis Rams may see Nick Foles as a temporary solution at quarterback as they intend to draft one.

"It's our intention to draft one," Jeff Fisher said this week at the NFL Annual Meeting, per Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "The Nick trade has no bearing over what we do in the draft."

Both Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota are likely to be off the board when the Rams pick at No. 10.