Rico Murray
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| Position: | Defensive back/Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: |
July 27, 1988 Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: |
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) | ||||||||
| College: | Kent State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| CFL status: | International | ||||||||
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| Player stats at CFL.ca | |||||||||
Rico Murray (born July 27, 1988) is an American Football defensive back and linebacker for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Murray was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Kent State. He has also been a member of the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
College career
Murray played 47 games in four seasons (2005–08) at Kent State. He registered a total of 218 defensive tackles (125 solo, 93 assisted), 18 pass breakups, four interceptions, three fumbles forced and two fumble recoveries with the Golden Flashes. In his senior team as a captain he had 72 defensive tackles (47 solo, 27 assisted) and led team with seven pass breakups.
Professional career
Cincinnati Bengals
After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Murray signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 Murray was on the 53-man roster bubble.[1] However, he was released following the first game of the 2011 season on September 14, 2011. He re-joined the Bengals practice squad on January 3, 2012, and was waived on April 12, 2012. During his three-year tenure in the NFL Murray played in 9 games and made 19 tackles.
Edmonton Eskimos
He signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on June 4, 2012.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on July 6, 2013. Murray played four seasons for the Ti-Cats, seeing action in 50 games and contributing 180 tackles on defense, 11 on special teams, 9 interceptions, 4 forced fumbles and 3 sacks. Following the 2016 season he was not re-signed by the Ti-Cats and became a free agent.
Toronto Argonauts
Murray signed with the Ti-Cats' divisional rival, the Toronto Argonauts, on March 3, 2017.[2] Murray recorded 55 tackles, one interception returned for a score, one sack, and one forced fumble during the year, which would culminate in his being named a CFL East All Star for the second time. Murray also won his first Grey Cup when the Argos defeated the Calgary Stampeders, 27-24.
Ottawa Redblacks
On the second day of free agency, February 14, 2018, Murray and the Ottawa Redblacks agreed to a one-year contract.[3]
References
- ↑ Ago, 5 Years (2011-09-06). "Clint Boling Listed Atop New Bengals Depth Chart at Right Guard". Stripe Hype. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ↑ Argos land former Ticat Rico Murray
- ↑ "REDBLACKS add defensive back Murray - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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