Nyqwan Murray
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Nyqwan Murray
| image =
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| current_team = San Antonio Gunslingers (IFL)
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| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|7|28}}
| birth_place = Orlando, Florida
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 193
| high_school = Oak Ridge (Orlando, FL)
| college = Florida State
| undraftedyear = 2019
| pastteams =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2020}})*
- Jacksonville Sharks ({{NAL Year|2022}})
- St. Louis BattleHawks ({{XFL Year|2023}})*
- San Antonio Gunslingers ({{IFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- First-team All-NAL ({{NAL Year|2022}})
| pfr = MurrNy00
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Nyqwan Murray (born July 28, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the San Antonio Gunslingers of the Indoor Football League (IFL).
Early years
College career
Murray played college football at Florida State. During the 2016 Orange Bowl against Michigan, Murray caught a 92-yard touchdown pass from Deondre Francois, an Orange Bowl record for longest touchdown reception.{{Cite web|url=http://game.orangebowl.org/florida-state-wins-the-2016-capital-one-orange-bowl/|title=Florida State Wins the 2016 Capital One Orange Bowl|website=game.orangebowl.org|language=en|access-date=May 19, 2018}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10+1/4
| weight = 191
| dash = 4.63
| ten split =
| twenty split =
| shuttle = 4.40
| cone drill = 7.20
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 5
| bench = 8
| arm span = 31+1/8
| hand span = 9+3/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/nyqwan-murray?id=32194d55-5256-3541-f9f0-85333f87c531 |title=Nyqwan Murray Combine Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 26, 2020}}
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= Seattle Seahawks =
After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, Murray participated in the Seattle Seahawks rookie minicamp, and later signed with the team on August 1, 2019, but was waived five days later.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tomahawknation.com/2019/4/28/18521647/fsu-nyqwan-murray-gets-nfl-shot-second-chance-with-seattle-seahawks-florida-state-football-noonie|title=FSU's Nyqwan Murray gets NFL shot, second chance with Seattle Seahawks|last=Visser|first=David|date=April 28, 2019|website=Tomahawk Nation|access-date=April 29, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Seahawks Sign WR Nyqwan Murray|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-wr-nyqwan-murray|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=August 1, 2019}} He was re-signed on August 27, 2019.{{cite web|title=Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Adding Two Receivers|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-make-roster-moves-adding-two-receivers|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=August 27, 2019}} He was waived a second time on September 1, 2019.{{cite web|title=Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-make-roster-moves-establish-53-man-roster|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=August 31, 2019}}
= Toronto Argonauts =
Murray was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on December 4, 2019.{{Cite web|date=December 4, 2019|title=Argos add American WR Nyqwan Murray|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2019/12/04/argos-add-american-wr-nyqwan-murray/|access-date=October 8, 2020|website=Toronto Argonauts|language=en}} He signed a contract extension with the team on December 29, 2020.{{cite news |title=Argos add Dixon & Extend Gittens Jr., Mayle, and Murray |url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2020/12/29/argos-add-dixon-extend-gittens-jr-mayle-murray/ |website=Argonauts.ca |date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=December 29, 2020}} On July 27, 2021, Murray was released by the Argonauts.{{cite web| url = https://www.argonauts.ca/2021/07/27/argos-transactions-july-27-2021/| title = Argos Transactions - July 27, 2021 - Toronto Argonauts}}
= Jacksonville Sharks =
Murray was signed to the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League on December 10, 2021.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Dustin |title=Former Florida State wide receiver joins Arena Football team |url=https://www.si.com/college/fsu/pro-noles/former-florida-state-wide-receiver-joins-arena-football-team |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Sports Illustrated Florida State Seminoles News, Analysis and More |language=en}} He was named 2022 All-NAL First-team Offense.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-11 |title=2022 All-NAL First-team Announced |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/2022-all-nal-first-team-announced/n-5868730 |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=OurSports Central |language=en}}
= St Louis BattleHawks =
On January 1, 2023, Murray was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 13th round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft.{{Cite web |title=Supplemental Draft Picks |url=https://www.xfl.com/supplemental-draft-2023 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en}}
= San Antonio Gunslingers =
On November 29, 2023, Murray signed with the San Antonio Gunslingers.
References
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Category:Players of American football from Orlando, Florida
Category:Players of Canadian football from Orlando, Florida
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Florida State Seminoles football players
Category:Seattle Seahawks players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Jacksonville Sharks players
Category:St. Louis Battlehawks players
Category:San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football) players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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