Richard Murphy (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2019}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Richard Murphy

| image =

| caption =

| current_team =

| number = 39

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|9|18|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 208

| high_school = Rayville (LA)

| college = Louisiana State

| undraftedyear = 2011

| pastteams =

• Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})

| status =

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 92

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4.0

| statlabel3 = Return yards

| statvalue3 = 118

| pfr = MurpRi00

}}

Richard Lee Murphy (born September 18, 1986) is an American former professional football running back. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Louisiana State.

As a senior at LSU, Murphy was chosen by the coaching staff to wear the No. 18 jersey, which signifies the player who displays the best leadership qualities.{{cite news|last1=Whittaker|first1=Rachel|title=Football: Richard Murphy takes new leadership role with the Tigers|url=http://www.lsunow.com/sports/football-richard-murphy-takes-new-leadership-role-with-the-tigers/article_51814dd0-4893-51a5-8073-6e26e6e87c10.html|access-date=November 2, 2016|work=The Daily Reveille|date=August 30, 2010}} Only a "part-time player" over his career at LSU, Murphy was seen as a development prospect, and went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft.{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2011/players/48310.html |title=Richard Murphy - 2011 Draft Tracker - SI.com |access-date=January 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917212508/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2011/players/48310.html |archive-date=September 17, 2011 |url-status=dead|df=mdy-all }} Murphy was released by the Jaguars on August 31, 2012. He was signed to the team's practice squad on October 31.

Murphy was released by the Jaguars on May 6, 2013.

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 0 7/8

| weight = 208

| dash = 4.57

| ten split = 1.57

| twenty split = 2.65

| shuttle = 4.39

| cone drill = 7.10

| vertical = 34.0

| broad ft = 9

| broad in = 8

| bench = 21

| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=65983&DraftYear=2011 |title=Rihard Murphy College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=July 2, 2024}}

}}