The contract was also team-friendly with the former starter only making $980,000 this season, a very low amount for the former first-round draft pick. For the past few seasons, Lance Dunbar was the third down back, a player who was always dangerous when it came to catching passes out of the backfield. The deal is reportedly worth up to $5.85 million and includes a $200,000 bonus. Oakland asked Darren McFadden about negotiating a contract extension, but the running back wants to play the season and hopefully improve his value before talking money. Overall, McFadden has missed 40 percent of the Raiders games over the past two seasons and 30 percent of all possible games since … Report: Cowboys sign Darren McFadden to two-year deal. He signed a two-year deal with the Cowboys in March 2015, worth up to $5.85 million. The Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a two-year deal with running back Darren McFadden. McFadden appeared in just 10 games last season, going for 379 yards and five touchdowns with a career-low 3.3 yards per attempt average. Darren McFadden’s spot with the Cowboys in 2017. McFadden was picked fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2008 NFL Draft. One day after losing DeMarco Murray, the Cowboys are reportedly set to add a veteran option in the backfield. A couple days after being waived by the Dallas Cowboys, Darren McFadden announced his retirement.. McFadden, 30, was inactive for the past two games as … ESPN is reporting that Darren McFadden has agreed to a two year contract with the Cowboys.