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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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Patrick Murray (born June 22, 1991) is a former American football placekicker. He played college football at Fordham.
Murray 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.
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 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]
On 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]
On August 6, 2017, Murray signed with the New Orleans Saints. [13] He was waived on August 12, 2017. [14]
On October 9, 2017, Murray signed with the Buccaneers after Nick Folk missed three field goals the previous week. [15]
Murray's family had a Gaelic football heritage, with his father Aidan and uncle Ciaran having both played for Monaghan GAA. [16]
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