1. Trent Murphy played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft.
42 Facts About Trent Murphy
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Trent Murphy did not see field action in his freshman year in 2009 and was sidelined due to an injury two games into his sophomore year in 2010.
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In 2011, Trent Murphy bounced back from his 2010 injury to record stellar numbers, logging 40 tackles, 6.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss.
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Trent Murphy registered a career-high with 10 tackles, 9 solo, including 2 tackles for loss of yards against the Oregon Ducks.
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In sum over the 2011 season Trent Murphy logged 6.5 sacks for -43 yards, 10 tackles for loss for -50 yards, 25 solo tackles and 15 assists.
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Trent Murphy started all 14 games of the 2012 season for Stanford's Pac-12 championship season.
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Trent Murphy led the Cardinal defense with 10 sacks and 18 tackles for loss, the best defensive records for Stanford since 2000 and 2004 respectively.
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Trent Murphy's season included 6 quarterback hurries, 4 passes broken up and 1 forced fumble.
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Trent Murphy recorded his first career interception of a pass made by Keith Price, resulting in a 40-yard return for a touchdown.
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Trent Murphy registered another career high game against number 1 ranked Notre Dame, with 10 tackles 1.5 sacks including 2.5 tackles for loss of yards.
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The Stanford defense was the 2012 NCAA Division I-A Sack Leader, with Trent Murphy topping the list.
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Trent Murphy was named to the All-Pac-12,2012 1st team, CBS All America Team 3rd 2012 Associated Press All-American 3rd Team 3rd, and the 2012 Sports Illustrated All-American Team.
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Trent Murphy was a Butkus Award semi-finalist and won the Stanford-player voted Jack Huston Award recipient for exceptional performance and unheralded effort.
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Trent Murphy chose to return to Stanford for a fifth-year senior season, despite his option to enter the 2013 NFL draft.
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Trent Murphy was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the week in weeks 6 and 9.
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On November 1,2013 Trent Murphy was named the Chuck Bednarik Player of the week, shortly after moving to the semi-finalist round of voting for the Bednarik Award.
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Also for the second year running, Trent Murphy received Stanford's Jack Huston Award, voted by his peers as the player exemplifying aggressiveness, exceptional performance and unheralded efforts.
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Additionally, at the December 8,2013 football awards ceremony, Trent Murphy received the Frank Rehm memorial award for outstanding lineman in the Big Game.
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Trent Murphy was named to the 2013 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American first team, in its 124th year.
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On December 18,2013, it was announced that Trent Murphy accepted his invitation to play in the 2014 Senior Bowl.
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Trent Murphy was regarded as one of the top defenders in college football, but was seen as a disappointment by a media member during Senior Bowl practices.
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Trent Murphy was one of 35 collegiate linebackers to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Trent Murphy performed all of the combine drills, finishing second in the three-cone drill and 14th in the broad jump.
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On March 20,2014, Trent Murphy attended Stanford's pro day and opted to run his 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, and 10-yard dash again.
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Trent Murphy performed positional drills and met with team representatives and scouts from 29 NFL teams.
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Trent Murphy was ranked the eighth best defensive end prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Trent Murphy was seen as a long-term solution for the possible departure of Brian Orakpo, who was franchise tagged and was designated to be a free agent after 2014.
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Trent Murphy entered training camp slated as the backup outside linebacker to veterans Ryan Kerrigan and Brian Orakpo.
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Trent Murphy made his tackle on running back LeSean McCoy and dropped him for a two-yard loss in the second quarter.
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On December 23,2014, the Washington Redskins placed Trent Murphy on injured reserve after it was discovered he had fractured a bone in his right hand.
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Trent Murphy finished his rookie season with 32 combined tackles, 2.5 sacks, and a pass deflection in eight starts and 15 games.
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Trent Murphy entered training camp in 2015 as the Redskins' starting strongside linebacker following the departure of Brian Orakpo to the Tennessee Titans in free agency.
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Trent Murphy's forced fumble came on a sack on Bears' quarterback Jay Cutler.
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Trent Murphy finished the 2015 season with 33 combined tackles, 3.5 sacks, and a forced fumble in 14 starts and 16 games.
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Trent Murphy gained over 30 lbs in order to be better suited to play the role.
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On September 18,2016, Trent Murphy returned to defensive end after the line had multiple injuries and had underwhelming performances.
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Trent Murphy finished the 2016 season with 47 combined tackles, a career-high nine sacks, and a pass deflection in 16 games and zero starts.
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Trent Murphy was placed in injured reserve and missed the entire 2017 season.
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On March 14,2018, Trent Murphy signed a three-year $22.5 million contract with the Buffalo Bills.
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Trent Murphy was expected to be a cap casualty in 2020, but made the team.
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Trent Murphy registered a career-low two sacks, along with 19 tackles, three for loss, and six quarterback hits.
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Trent Murphy's contract was not renewed after the 2020 season and he became a free agent in 2021.