PRO:
Signed by the Bills on November 22, 2006...was released by the Seattle Seahawks on September 2, 2006, after signing with the club in the 2006 offseason...He was released by the Texans following the 2005 season...signed by the Texans on December 10, 2003...released by the Lions on September 2, 2003 then signed to practice squad the next day...Murphy was originally selected in the seventh round (253rd overall) by the Lions in the 2002 NFL Draft.
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2006:
COLLEGE:
Rotated between tight end and defensive end at Maryland...hauled in a career-high 15 passes for 179 yards as a senior starter, helping Terps win conference title ... added five receptions in Orange Bowl loss to Florida...played in all 11 games as a junior, starting one game at defensive end before switching to tight end...played defensive end as a sophomore after serving as backup tight end as a freshman...Graduated with a degree in criminal justice.
PERSONAL:
Spent the 2008 off-season interning for the Somerset County (NJ) Prosecutor’s Special Investigations Unit for two months...participated in business programs at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania...married to Alison, couple has a daughter Taylor Nicole and a son Mason James…played six positions (FB, TE, WR, DE, DT, LB) at New Haven (MI) High School, earning all-metro honors from Detroit Free Press as a senior...uncle, Dwight Lee, was an All-America selection at Michigan State...born Matthew Jarrid Murphy in New Haven, Mich.