Patrick Murray (American football)
 Murray in 2014. | |||||||||||||
| No. 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 22, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Fordham | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2014 | |||||||||||||
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Patrick Murray (born June 22, 1991) is an American football placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fordham University.
College career
After playing for Don Bosco Preparatory High School,[1] Murray considered attending college in Dublin, but decided to play for Fordham,[2] with whom he served as both punter and kicker. He appeared in 44 games in 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
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On December 31, 2013, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Murray to a futures contract after the Buccaneers lost their last game of the 2013 season.[3] He beat out veteran Connor Barth, who was released from the team August 29, 2014 when they made final roster cuts.[4]
Murray and Barth were both released September 4, 2015 from the Tampa Bay roster in favor of rookie kicker Kyle Brindza. [5] On September 6, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve.
Personal life
Murray's family had a Gaelic football heritage,[6] with his uncles Ciaran and Brendan having played for Monaghan GAA.
References
- ↑ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers field goal kicker Patrick Murray, a one-in-a-million chance guy, makes it". The Bradenton Herald. September 3, 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Stroud, Rick (August 29, 2014). "Patrick Murray beats out Connor Barth as Bucs' kicker". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
External links
Media related to Patrick Murray (American football) at Wikimedia Commons