Nyqwan Murray
Nyqwan Murray (born July 28, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played high school football at Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, Florida.[1] He 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.[2]
Toronto Argonauts | |||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Orlando, Florida | July 28, 1997||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Oak Ridge (Orlando, FL) | ||
College: | Florida State | ||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Roster status: | Active | ||
CFL status: | American | ||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 10 1⁄4 in (1.78 m) |
191 lb (87 kg) |
31 1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
9 3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.63 s | 4.40 s | 7.20 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | 8 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[3] |
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.[4][5] He was re-signed on August 27, 2019.[6] He was waived a second time on September 1, 2019.[7]
Murray was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on December 4, 2019.[8] He signed a contract extension with the team on December 29, 2020.[9]
References
- "Nyqwan Murray, Florida State Seminoles, Wide Receiver". 247Sports. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
- "Florida State Wins the 2016 Capital One Orange Bowl". game.orangebowl.org. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
- "Nyqwan Murray Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- Visser, David (2019-04-28). "FSU's Nyqwan Murray gets NFL shot, second chance with Seattle Seahawks". Tomahawk Nation. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- Boyle, John (August 1, 2019). "Seahawks Sign WR Nyqwan Murray". Seahawks.com.
- Boyle, John (August 27, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Adding Two Receivers". Seahawks.com.
- Boyle, John (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
- "Argos add American WR Nyqwan Murray". Toronto Argonauts. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- "Argos add Dixon & Extend Gittens Jr., Mayle, and Murray". Argonauts.ca. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.