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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
On June 20, 2013, actress [[Heidi Mueller]] gave birth to DeMarco Murray's first child, a daughter, Savanna June.
On June 20, 2013, actress [[Heidi Mueller]] gave birth to DeMarco Murray's first child, a daughter, Savanna June.
<ref>https://twitter.com/TheHeidiMueller</ref>
<ref>https://twitter.com/TheHeidiMueller</ref> The couple announced their engagement on January 19, 2015.http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/actress-heidi-mueller-announces-engagement-to-cowboys-rb-demarco-murray.html/


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 05:20, 20 January 2015

DeMarco Murray
refer to caption
Murray with Dallas Cowboys
No. 29 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1988-02-12) February 12, 1988 (age 36)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Career information
College:Oklahoma
NFL draft:2011 / round: 3 / pick: 71
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL
College
  • Oklahoma All-Time Leader in Touchdowns (65)
  • Oklahoma All-Time Leader in All Purpose Yards (6,718)
  • Oklahoma All-Time Leader in Receiving Yards for a Running Back (1,571)
  • Oklahoma All-Time Leader in Kickoff Return average (27.6)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014
Rushing yards:4,526
Rushing average:4.8
Rushing TDs:28
Receptions:171
Receiving yards:1,200
Receiving TDs:1

DeMarco Murray (born February 12, 1988) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cowboys in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.

High school career

Murray attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he played football, basketball and ran track. In football, he was an All-conference pick three consecutive years. During his time at Gorman, his team was 3-time Conference Champions. As a senior in 2005, he rushed for 1,947 yards and 27 touchdowns and also caught 22 passes for 624 yards and 7 more scores, earning him All-state honors and the 2005 Sunset Region Offensive Player of the Year award. He also played basketball at Gorman, averaging 6.9 points per game. In track & field, Murray ran the 100-meter dash and was a member of the 4x100-meter relay squad.

Recruiting

Considered one of the top running backs of his class alongside Chris Wells, C. J. Spiller and Michael Goodson, Murray drew offers from Miami (Fl.), Penn State and Texas A&M, among several others. He chose Oklahoma over Southern California at the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[1]

College career

Murray redshirted the 2006 NCAA football season. In his first game for the Oklahoma Sooners on September 1, 2007 vs. University of North Texas, Murray rushed for 87 yards and five touchdowns, becoming the first player to score four touchdowns in a half in his Sooner debut.[2] On September 15, 2007 against Utah State University, Murray entered the Oklahoma football record book when he had a touchdown run of 92 yards, which is the third longest in Oklahoma football history.[3]

Murray tied Adrian Peterson's freshman touchdown record in 2007 with 15.

He logged a 4.40 (team best) 40 time[4] and a 36.5-inch vertical jump[4] during the 2007 winter testing.

On October 16, 2010 Murray passed Steve Owens as the all-time touchdown leader at the University of Oklahoma with 58 touchdowns. He ended his college career with 65 touchdowns, becoming only the fifth player in Big 12 conference history to score at least 60 career touchdowns.

Murray had 3,685 career rushing yards (4.86 avg.) with 50 touchdowns, 157 career catches with 13 touchdowns, and 1,462 kickoff return yards with 2 touchdowns.

Career Records at University of Oklahoma

  • Former All-Time Leader in Points Scored (390) Surpassed by Kicker Michael Hunnicutt in 2014
  • All-Time Leader in Touchdowns (65)
  • All-Time Leader in All Purpose Yards (6,718)
  • All-Time Leader in Receiving Yards for a Running Back (1,571)
  • All-Time Leader in Kickoff Return average (27.6)hi

College Stats

NCAA Collegiate Career Stats
Oklahoma Sooners
Year Att Yards Avg Long TD Rec Yards Avg Long TD KR Yards Avg TD Fumb Lost
2007 127 764 6.0 92 13 14 60 4.3 25 0 15 439 29.3 2 0 0
2008 179 1,002 5.6 70 14 31 395 12.7 34 4 28 774 27.6 0 0 0
2009 171 705 4.1 38 8 41 522 12.7 67 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 282 1,214 4.3 63 15 71 594 8.4 76 5 10 249 24.9 0 0 0
NCAA Career Totals 759 3,685 5.0 92 50 157 1,571 10.0 76 13 53 1,462 27.6 2 0 0

Professional career

2011 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		213 lb
(97 kg) 		4.41 s 1.52 s 2.53 s 4.18 s 7.28 s 34.5 in
(0.88 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[5]

Murray was drafted in the third round (71st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.[6] Murray was the sixth running back chosen in the draft after Mark Ingram (1st round university of Alabama, 28th overall by New Orleans Saints), Ryan Williams (2nd round University of Virginia Tech, 38th overall by Arizona Cardinals), Shane Vereen (2nd round University at California, 56th overall by New England Patriots), Mikel Leshoure (2nd round University of Illinois, 57th overall by Detroit Lions) and Daniel Thomas (2nd round Kansas State university, 62nd overall by Miami Dolphins).

Dallas Cowboys

Murray signed a four-year contract with the Cowboys worth $2.97 million including a signing bonus worth $622,000 on July 29, 2011.[7][8]

2011 Season (Rookie)

DeMarco Murray started the year as the third string running back on the team behind starter Felix Jones and second string running back Tashard Choice. From week one to week four, Murray had 14 carries for 39 rushing yards (2.78 average) and added 3 receptions for 16 receiving yards. On October 16, the Cowboys traveled to Gillette Stadium to face the New England Patriots. Felix Jones went down with a high-ankle sprain, which increased the amount of opportunities for Murray. Murray finished the day with 11 carries for 34 yards and added 1 reception for 7 yards.[9][10]

With the Cowboys owning a record of 2-3, the Cowboys faced the St. Louis Rams in week seven. Felix Jones was declared out for the game due to the high ankle sprain injury sustained the week before. The team declared Tashard Choice as the starter for the game and Murray as the second string running back. Murray ran for 253 yards on 25 carries against the St. Louis Rams[11] breaking Emmitt Smith's single game rushing record for a Cowboys running back of 237 yards (set at Philadelphia against the Eagles on October 31, 1993). The record total included a first-quarter 91-yard touchdown run that is second longest in Cowboys history, after a NFL-record 99-yard run by Tony Dorsett in January 1983. Among the other records he set during this game were a rookie rushing record for a game in club history, previously held by Tony Dorsett (206 yards in 1977). His 10.1 yards-per-carry is the highest rushing average with 20-or-more attempts for a game in club history, previously held by Tony Dorsett (8.96 in 1977), the 10th most rushing yards in a game in league history, the second-most rushing yards in a game by a rookie in league history, second-longest touchdown run on a player’s first career rushing touchdown in league history, and the most rushing yards by a running back in one game ever allowed by the Rams in club history (Los Angeles and Saint Louis). Murray earned the Rookie of the Week award and FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week for his game against the Rams. After the St. Louis Rams' game, Tashard Choice was released leaving the team with only two healthy running backs, rookie Phillip Tanner and Murray, with Felix Jones still sidelined with an injury.[12][13][14]

Murray followed his record-breaking game by getting the first start of his career against the Eagles in week nine. In week eight and nine, Murray totaled 30 carries for 213 rushing yards (7.1 average) and 5 receptions for 45 yards. With his second 100+ yard rushing game of the season, Murray became the first Cowboy since Julius Jones in 2004 to post multiple 100+ yard rushing games as a rookie. With 466 rushing yards over the last three games, Murray tied Eric Dickerson for the fifth-highest total all-time by an NFL rookie during a three-game span. The record is 577 set by Mike Anderson of the Denver Broncos in 2000. The 466 rushing yards in the three game span is the most ever by any Cowboys player, surpassing 446 yards by Emmitt Smith during his MVP season of 1993.[15][16][17][18][19][19]

From week ten to week thirteen, Murray had a total of 79 carries for 333 rushing yards (4.21 rushing average) and added 16 receptions for 109 receiving yards and one rushing touchdown as the Cowboys went 3-1 during this stretch. In week ten against the Buffalo Bills, Murray fumbled the ball for the first time in his professional career, although the fumble was recovered by Murray himself. In week fourteen vs. the New York Giants, Murray carried the ball 5 times for 25 yards and added one reception for 6 yards before suffering a fractured right ankle and high ankle sprain that ended his rookie season. Murray was named NFL Rookie of the Month for the month of November.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

At the end of the 2011 season, Murray led all NFL rookie players (with 40 or more carries) in average per carry (5.5 per carry), yards per game (69.0 yards) and rushing yards (897 yards) on 164 carries (second most among rookie players, Daniel Thomas had 165 carries). Murray tied for third among rookie players for rushing touchdowns with 2; Carolina Panthers' quarterback and 2011 Rookie of the Year Cam Newton led all rookie players with 14 rushing touchdowns. Murray also was 14th in receptions among all rookie players and 2nd among rookie running backs with 26 receptions. He was also 4th in receiving yards among rookie running backs with 183. Among all NFL running backs, Murray with 7 starts in 12 games, tied for the second highest average per carry for a running back with 80 or more carries trailing only Darren Sproles' 6.9 yards per carry on 63 attempts. Murray's 897 rushing yards ranked 22nd among all NFL running backs and 9th in the NFC.The Cowboys went 5-0 for the season when Murray received 20+ touches in the game and 2-5 when he did not. In the five games where Murray got 20 or more touches, starting quarterback Tony Romo averaged a passer rating of 112.10, 246.6 yards per game, along with 12 combined touchdown passes with 2 interceptions and a 66.99% pass completion rate.[27]

2012 Season

In week 6 against the Baltimore Ravens, Murray rushed for a 93 yard performance on 14 carries before suffering a sprained foot. He would miss 6 games.

In week 13, after returning from his injury, Murray rushed his way to 83 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries against the Philadelphia Eagles.

In week 14 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Murray recorded his 3rd touchdown of the year while rushing for only 53 yards on 21 attempts. This marks the eighth straight game where the Cowboys have won with Murray rushing the ball 20 or more times as the starting running back.

Despite playing in just 10 games, Murray finished the season with 161 carries for 663 yards, for a career-low average of 4.1 yards per carry. He also had 251 receiving yards on 35 receptions. He had 4 TDs.

2013 Season

In week 3, the second time DeMarco Murray played the St. Louis Rams[28] in his 3 year career, he totaled 203 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown. Murray recorded 175 yards on 26 carries and 28 from 3 catches. This marks the second time in as many games he has ran for over 150 yards against the St. Louis Defense.

In week 6 game against division rivals the Washington Redskins, Murray suffered a sprained MCL, and missed the next two games. Rookie Joseph Randle took Murray's place, because second string running back Lance Dunbar was also battling an injury of his own.

Returning from injury in week 9, he carried only 4 times for 31 yards as the Dallas coaching staff abandoned the running game completely. Although he didn't have many opportunities in this game, Murray really got things going from here on, as 61% of his rushing yards came from the second half of the season.

After the last game of the season, Murray was fined $21,000 for violating the crown-of-the-helmet rule on a collision with Eagles' defensive lineman Damion Square.[29]

Murray finished the productive season ranked 11th in total yards from scrimmage with 1,471, while missing 2 games due to injury. He had 217 carries for 1,121 yards and 9 touchdowns, all career highs and ranking (T)17th, 10th and (T)6th respectively among running backs. His 5.2 yards per attempt was the most in the league among players with 150 or more attempts. He also recorded 53 catches for 350 yards and one touchdown, ranking 11th, 14th and (T)16th among backs.

Murray replaced San Francisco's Frank Gore to play in the 2014 Pro Bowl, after Gore got injured during the NFC Championship game against the Seattle Seahawks. This marked his first Pro Bowl since joining the league in 2011. He ran 4 times for 25 yards and caught 4 passes for another 37 yards as he scored the eventual game-winning touchdown on a 20 yard reception by Kansas City's Alex Smith to give Team Rice the 22-21 win.

2014 Season

In the first 8 games to start the season, Murray broke Jim Brown's 1958 NFL rushing record for most consecutive 100 yard games to start the season. The previous record was the first 6 games. In week 15 Murray broke his hand and had surgery the following day. Heavily bandage, he played in week 16. In week 17, Murray, with his hand still bandaged, rushed for 100 yards to pass Emmitt Smith's Cowboys franchise single season rushing record. Murray finished the season with 1,845 yards to Smith's 1,773 yards. He also set a Dallas franchise single season rushing record with 12 games rushing 100+ yards. Murray also finished the season as the league's top rusher. He was named to his second Pro Bowl, while having his second straight 1,000 yard season.

In the wild card game against the Detroit Lions he rushed for 75 yards against the league's best against the rush.

Career stats

NFL Career Statistics
Dallas Cowboys
Year GP GS Att Yards Avg Long TD Rec Yards Avg Long TD
2011 13 7 164 897 5.5 91 2 26 183 7.0 18 0
2012 10 10 161 663 4.1 48 4 35 251 7.2 22 0
2013 14 14 217 1,121 5.2 43 9 53 350 6.6 22 1
2014 16 16 392 1,845 4.7 51 13 57 416 7.3 34 0
NFL Career Totals 53 47 934 4,526 4.8 91 28 171 1,200 7.0 34 1

NFL Achievements

Personal life

On June 20, 2013, actress Heidi Mueller gave birth to DeMarco Murray's first child, a daughter, Savanna June. [30] The couple announced their engagement on January 19, 2015.http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/actress-heidi-mueller-announces-engagement-to-cowboys-rb-demarco-murray.html/

See also

References

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  2. ^ Sooner newbies Bradford, Murray debut with monster games
  3. ^ http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101807aae.html
  4. ^ a b http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030608aab.html
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  6. ^ http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=2011
  7. ^ DeMarco Murray is Last Draft-Pick to Sign, ESPN.com
  8. ^ Spotrac, spotrac.com
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  28. ^ St. Louis Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys - Recap - September 22, 2013 - ESPN
  29. ^ Cowboys' DeMarco Murray Trucks Eagles' Damion Square
  30. ^ https://twitter.com/TheHeidiMueller

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