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| Born: | May 5, 1995 Wilmette, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 304 lb (138 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Illinois) | ||||
| College: | Holy Cross | ||||
| Position: | Center | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||
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James Murray (born May 5, 1995) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football at Holy Cross.
Murray began his football career at Holy Cross as a walk-on and redshirted his freshman season. He became a four-year starter for the Crusaders, appearing in 44 games and making 40 starts at three positions (center, left tackle, and right guard) on the offensive line. [1] Murray was a second-team All-Patriot League selection during his junior and senior seasons. [2]
Murray signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2018. [3] He failed to make the Chiefs' 53-man roster out of training camp but was subsequently signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018. [4] [5] Murray was promoted to the Chiefs' active roster on October 23, 2018 to replace injured center Jordan Devey. [6] Murray made his NFL debut on November 11, 2018 in a 26-14 win against the Arizona Cardinals. [7]
Murray was waived by the Chiefs during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019, but was signed to the team's practice squad the next day. [8] He was released on September 12. [9]
Murray was drafted in the 8th round in phase two of the 2020 XFL Draft by the St. Louis BattleHawks, [10] but did not sign with the league.
On November 6, 2019, Murray was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 30, 2019. [11]
On September 5, 2020, Murray was waived by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] [13] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the Indianapolis Colts, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [14] He was promoted to the active roster on October 10. [15] He was waived on November 3 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [16] [17] He was signed to the active roster on November 28, 2020. [18]
On August 31, 2021, Murray was waived by the Jets and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [19] [20] He was released from the practice squad on October 7, 2021.
On October 12, 2021, Murray was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. [21] He was released on October 26, 2021. [22]
On December 22, 2021, Murray was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. [23] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 10, 2022. [24] He was waived on August 29, 2022. [25]
On September 12, 2022, Murray signed with the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars. [26] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2023. [27] He was waived on May 1, 2023.
On August 2, 2023, Murray signed with the Titans. [28] He was waived on August 27, 2023. [29]
On November 27, 2023, Murray was signed to the practice squad of the Jaguars. [30] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract and thus became a free agent after the season when his practice squad contract expired. [31]