Najee Murray

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Najee Murray
No. 12     Montreal Alouettes
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Murray with the Alouettes in 2022
Born: (1994-04-21) April 21, 1994 (age 29)
Steubenville, Ohio
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status American
Position(s) Defensive back
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight194 lb (88 kg)
College Kent State
Ohio State
High school Steubenville High
Career history
As player
2017 Cleveland Browns*
2018–present Montreal Alouettes
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Najee Murray (born April 21, 1994) is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Contents

University career

Murray first played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2012, where he played in the first six games of the season before becoming injured. [1] He then transferred to Kent State University to play for the Golden Flashes, but sat out the 2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules. [1] [2] He then played from 2014 to 2016 for Kent State. [1]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

After not being selected in the 2017 NFL Draft, Murray signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 15, 2017. [3] Following training camp, he signed on to the team's practice roster, but was released on September 19, 2017. [4]

Montreal Alouettes

On April 25, 2018, it was announced that Murray had signed with the Montreal Alouettes. [5] He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first professional game on June 16, 2018, against the BC Lions where he had one special teams tackle. [6] He played in the first seven games in 2018 where he had six defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, and one interception, before spending the rest of the season on the injured list. [6] [7] Murray was released during the following off season on May 4, 2019. [8]

On October 2, 2019, Murray re-signed with the Alouettes and played in the last four games of the regular season where he had 16 defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, and one interception. [6] [9] He scored his first career touchdown on November 1, 2019, after intercepting Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Will Arndt and returning the ball 15 yards for the score. [10] He played in his first post-season game on November 10, 2019, in the East Semi-Final loss to the Edmonton Eskimos where he had four defensive tackles. [6]

In 2021, Murray played in 10 out of 14 regular season games where he had 24 defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, three interceptions, and one touchdown. [6] He signed a two-year contract extension with the Alouettes on December 17, 2021. [11]

Personal life

Murray was born in Steubenville, Ohio, to parents Danita Murray-Hampton and Horace Hampton. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Najee Murray Dismissed from Ohio State Football Program". elevenwarriors.com. August 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Browns sign DBs Najee Murray, Donte Carey". Cleveland Browns. May 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Browns place WR Corey Coleman on injured reserve". ESPN. September 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Alouettes transactions on April 25". Montreal Alouettes. April 25, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Najee Murray". Canadian Football League . Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Alouettes' transactions". Montreal Alouettes. October 2, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa Redblacks". Canadian Football League. November 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ "David Brown and Najee Murray remain with the Alouettes". Montreal Alouettes. December 17, 2021.
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