Cole Murphy
{{Short description|American football placekicker (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cole Murphy
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| position = Kicker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|12}}
| birth_place = Burbank, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 215
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| college = Syracuse
| undraftedyear = 2018
| pastteams =
- San Diego Fleet ({{AAF Year|2019}})*
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- Michigan Panthers ({{USFL Year|2022}}–{{USFL Year|2023}})
| status =
| statleague = USFL
| statlabel1 = Field goals made
| statvalue1 = 12
| statlabel2 = Field goals attempted
| statvalue2 = 13
| statlabel3 = Field goal %
| statvalue3 = 81.8
| statlabel4 = Longest field goal
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Cole Murphy (born April 12, 1996) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. Originally signed during week 5 of the 2022 USFL season, Murphy became one of the league's most consistent kickers.{{cite web|url=https://usflnewsroom.com/column/from-undrafted-to-untouchable-panthers-cole-murphy-proving-he-has-what-it-takes/|title=From Undrafted to Untouchable: Panthers' Cole Murphy Proving He Has What It Takes|access-date=May 29, 2022}} He played college football at Syracuse.
Professional career
= San Diego Fleet =
Murphy went undrafted during the 2018 NFL draft, but signed with the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football for their 2019 season.{{Cite web|url=https://signalscv.com/2019/01/valencia-football-product-cole-murphy-signs-with-pro-football-team/|title=Valencia football product Cole Murphy signs with pro football team|first=Haley|last=Sawyer|date=January 19, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2023|archive-date=April 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418041732/https://signalscv.com/2019/01/valencia-football-product-cole-murphy-signs-with-pro-football-team/|url-status=live}}
= Arizona Cardinals =
Murphy then signed with the Arizona Cardinals to their practice squad, but was released during preseason roster cuts.{{Cite web|url=https://insidetheloudhouse.com/2019/03/15/syracuse-football-cole-murphy-receives-magical-call-arizona-cardinals/|title=Syracuse Football: Cole Murphy receives the call from Arizona Cardinals|date=March 15, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2023|archive-date=April 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413214810/https://insidetheloudhouse.com/2019/03/15/syracuse-football-cole-murphy-receives-magical-call-arizona-cardinals/|url-status=live}}
= Michigan Panthers =
Murphy then spent the next two years away from football before being signed by the Michigan Panthers during the 2022 USFL season, where he remains as the Panthers' all-time leading scorer.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
Murphy re-signed with the Panthers on September 7, 2023.{{cite tweet |user=USFLPanthers |title=Free Agent Signing |number=1699949036781088900 |date=September 7, 2023 |access-date=September 7, 2023}} On January 15, 2024, he was selected by the Panthers in the fourth round of the Super Draft portion of the 2024 UFL dispersal draft.{{Cite web |last=Rachuk |first=Stephan |date=2024-01-15 |title=2024 United Football League (UFL) Super Draft Tracker |url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/2024-united-football-league-ufl-super-draft-tracker/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Pro Football Newsroom |language=en-US}} He was released on March 10, 2024.{{Cite news |title=UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58 |url=https://uflboard.com/news/ufl-teams-set-their-training-camp-rosters-to-58/ |website=UFLBoard.com |date=March 10, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024}}
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Category:American football placekickers
Category:Players of American football from Burbank, California
Category:Syracuse Orange football players
Category:San Diego Fleet players
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:Michigan Panthers (2022) players
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