Patrick Murray (born June 22, 1991) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football at Fordham.
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 22, 1991 Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Fordham | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
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College career
editMurray was raised in Mahwah, New Jersey.[1] After playing football for Don Bosco Preparatory High School,[2] Murray considered attending college in Dublin, but decided to play for Fordham,[3] with whom he served as both punter and kicker. He appeared in 44 games in his four-year career (2009–2012) at Fordham, finishing with 186 punts for 7,985 yards and 38 made field goals on 54 attempts. As a senior, he was named a consensus first-team All-American kicker after connecting on 25–30 (83.3%) field goals, while punting 52 times for 2,392 yards.
Professional career
editTampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)
editOn December 31, 2013, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Murray to a futures contract after the Buccaneers lost their last game of the 2013 season to the New Orleans Saints.[4] He beat out veteran Connor Barth, who was released from the team August 29, 2014, when they made final roster cuts.[5] Murray and Barth were both released September 4, 2015, from the Tampa Bay roster in favor of rookie kicker Kyle Brindza. [6] On September 5, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve.[7] On May 19, 2016, he was waived by the Buccaneers.[8]
Cleveland Browns
editOn June 9, 2016, Murray signed with the Cleveland Browns.[9] On September 11, 2016, Murray connected on his first field goal as a member of the Browns, a 35-yarder.[10] On September 24, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[11] He was released by the Browns on December 23, 2016.[12]
New Orleans Saints
editOn August 6, 2017, Murray signed with the New Orleans Saints.[13] He was waived on August 12, 2017.[14]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)
editOn October 9, 2017, Murray signed with the Buccaneers after Nick Folk missed three field goals the previous week.[15]
Personal life
editMurray's family had a Gaelic football heritage, with his father Aidan and uncle Ciaran having both played for Monaghan GAA.[16]
References
edit- ^ via Associated Press. "Former Don Bosco kicker Patrick Murray wins Buccaneers job", The Record (Bergen County), August 29, 2014. "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have named Don Bosco grad Patrick Murray their new place kicker. Murray, from Mahwah, made 25 of 30 field goal attempts as a Fordham senior in 2012, when he was an All-America punter and kicker."
- ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers field goal kicker Patrick Murray, a one-in-a-million chance guy, makes it". The Bradenton Herald. September 3, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ Counihan, Patrick (September 6, 2014). "Irish kicker lands NFL contract with Tampa Bay Buccaneers". IrishCentral. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Former Ram Patrick Murray Signs NFL Future Contract with Tampa Bay". Fordham University. December 31, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ Stroud, Rick (August 29, 2014). "Patrick Murray beats out Connor Barth as Bucs' kicker". TampaBay.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ "Bucs cut 11, including kickers Barth, Murray". TampaBay.com. September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 5, 2015). "Tough Cuts: Buccaneers Get to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ Philipse, Sander (May 19, 2016). "Bucs waive K Patrick Murray". Bucs Nation. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "Browns sign 3rd-round QB Cody Kessler, K Patrick Murray". ClevelandBrowns.com. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "Patrick Murray: Game Logs at NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Browns sign K Cody Parkey". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016.
- ^ "Browns sign DB Trae Elston to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 23, 2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 6, 2017). "Saints sign Patrick Murray". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (October 9, 2017). "Bucs Bring Back K Patrick Murray". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Stroud, Rick (August 29, 2014). "Patrick Murray beats out Connor Barth as Bucs' kicker". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
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