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Nick Murphy Date of birth: October 22, 1979 Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri Career information Position(s): Punter College: Arizona State Organizations As player: 2003
2004
2004
2004
2005Barcelona Dragons (Europa)
Scottish Claymores (Europa)
Baltimore Ravens
Kansas City Chiefs
Philadelphia EaglesCareer highlights and awards Awards: 2003 All-NFL Europe,
2004 All-NFL EuropePlaying stats at NFL.com Nicholas Jon "Nick" Murphy (born October 22, 1979) was an American football punter with 4 years spent between the National Football League and NFL Europa. Two of these three years were spent playing in Europe.
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Life and career
Murphy was born in Saint Louis, Missouri. A three-year letterman at Arizona State, Murphy was a Ray Guy Award semi-finalist as the nation’s top punter and was named honorable mention and second Team All-Pac 10 Conference. He was also named to the Academic All-Pac 10 Team twice.
Murphy was an undrafted rookie free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in April 2002. He was released during Training Camp. Following this he played with NFL Europa's Barcelona Dragons. He spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons honing his skills in NFL Europa, playing with Barcelona and the Scottish Claymores, and was voted to the All NFL Europe Team in both seasons.
In 2004, Murphy enjoyed a three-game stint with Baltimore, subbing for an injured Dave Zastudil. He played in five regular season NFL games with the Ravens and Chiefs in 2004, punting 22 times for 966 yards (43.9 gross, 37.3 net) with seven inside the 20 and three touchbacks. In 2005 he appeared in one game for the Philadelphia Eagles in their victory over Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers.
Career stats
Season Team Punts Yards Average Long Inside 20 Inside 10 Touchbacks Net Average 2004 BAL 18 777 43.2 54 6 0 2 36.6 2004 KC 4 189 47.3 58 1 0 1 40.8 2004 2 TMS 22 966 43.9 58 7 0 3 37.3 2005 PHI 7 275 39.3 44 1 0 0 33.7 TOTALS 29 1241 42.8 58 8 0 3 36.4 Personal
Murphy enjoys coaching Arizona-based high school and collegiate kickers and punters as a way to stay involved in football and to share his expertise with young players. Nick resides in Scottsdale, AZ and is the father of two boys, Ryder and Jayden.
Professional
Nick Murphy worked as an athlete for 7 years. He earned his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University while playing for their team, the Sun Devils. He went on to play in the NFL and NFL Europe leagues. In 2006, Murphy began graduate school and co-founded Workblast.com.
Nick is contracted as a Business Process Consultant with CareerBuilder.com and is the host of Heroes Radio on the VoiceAmerica Sports Channel.
Education
Nick Murphy earned his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University in Broadcast Management, and has a M.B.A. from ASU as well.
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