Justin Murray (born April 19, 1993) is an
American football
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offensive tackle
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for the
Cleveland Browns
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). Murray played high school football at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati. While in high school, Murray set the Greater Miami Conference shot put record at 59'06.5". He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Cincinnati
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, and was signed by the
Denver Broncos
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as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Murray has also played for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...
,
New Orleans Saints
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,
Cincinnati Bengals
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,
Oakland Raiders
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and
Tennessee Titans.
Professional career
Denver Broncos
Murray signed with the
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquart ...
as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016. He was waived on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. After spending the entire season on the practice squad, Murray signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos.
On September 2, 2017, Murray was waived by the Broncos.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On September 6, 2017, Murray was signed to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...
' practice squad. He was released by the Buccaneers on November 22, 2017.
New Orleans Saints
On December 4, 2017, Murray was signed to the
New Orleans Saints
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' practice squad.
Cincinnati Bengals
On December 20, 2017, Murray was signed by the
Cincinnati Bengals
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off the Saints' practice squad.
On September 1, 2018, Murray was waived by the Bengals.
Oakland Raiders
On September 2, 2018, Murray was claimed off waivers by the
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...
.
On August 31, 2019, Murray was waived by the Raiders.
Arizona Cardinals
On September 1, 2019, Murray was claimed off waivers by the
Arizona Cardinals
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. He started 12 games at right tackle for the Cardinals in 2019.
Murray re-signed with the Cardinals on a one-year
exclusive-rights free agent tender on April 2, 2020. He signed a two-year contract extension with the Cardinals on October 2, 2020.
On October 8, 2021, Murray was placed on injured reserve after suffering a back injury in Week 3.
On August 30, 2022, Murray was released by the Cardinals.
Buffalo Bills
On September 27, 2022, Murray signed a one-year contract with the
Buffalo Bills
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. He was released on January 12, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.
Las Vegas Raiders
On February 2, 2023, Murray signed a reserve/future contract with the
Las Vegas Raiders. He was released on August 1.
Tennessee Titans
On August 5, 2023, Murray signed with the
Tennessee Titans. He was released on August 31, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 26. He was released on October 14.
Cleveland Browns
On November 7, 2023, Murray was signed to the
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
practice squad.
References
External links
Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
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1993 births
Living people
Players of American football from Cincinnati
American football offensive tackles
Denver Broncos players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
New Orleans Saints players
Cincinnati Bengals players
Oakland Raiders players
Arizona Cardinals players
Buffalo Bills players
Las Vegas Raiders players
Tennessee Titans players
Cleveland Browns players