Murray (neck) does not carry an injury designation heading into Sunday's game against Seattle, Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union reports.
A neck injury limited Murray all week, but he's been cleared to play in Sunday's road tilt. The veteran safety has 28 tackles (16 solo) and four pass defenses (including one interception) through the first five games of the regular season.
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Jaguars' Eric Murray: Still limited Thursday
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Murray (neck) was a limited participant at practice Thursday.
Murray has been dealing with a neck injury, but he was able to play in the team's Week 5 win over the Chiefs on Monday Night Football. After being considered limited back-to-back days to open the week, the safety will look to log a full practice Friday ahead of the team's contest against the Seahawks in Week 6.
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Jaguars' Eric Murray: Limited to open week
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Murray (neck) was listed as a limited practice participant on Wednesday's estimated injury report.
Murray sustained a neck injury in Week 4 against the 49ers, but he was cleared to play against the Chiefs on Monday, when he finished with eight tackles (five solo) while playing every defensive snap in the win. Given his workload in Week 5 and barring a setback, Murray has a good chance at playing against the Seahawks on Sunday.
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Jaguars' Eric Murray: Good to go Week 5
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Murray (neck) doesn't carry an injury designation into Monday night's game against the Chiefs.
Murray was forced to leave last Sunday's win over the 49ers with the injury, but he won't need to miss any additional action. Murray has started all four games at safety for the Jaguars, recording 20 tackles (11 solo) and three pass breakups, including one interception, on 83 percent of the defensive snaps.
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Jaguars' Eric Murray: Grabs interception in loss
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Murray recorded seven total tackles (six solo) and an interception in Sunday's 31-27 loss to Cincinnati.
Murray jumped in front of a pass by Jake Browning in the second quarter, snatching his first interception of the year. The safety has been rather productive through two weeks, compiling 14 total tackles (nine solo) while also adding three passes defensed, including Sunday's interception.
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Jaguars' Eric Murray: Moving on to Jacksonville
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Murray is slated to sign a three-year, $22.5 million contract with the Jaguars, Maurice Jones-Drew of NFL Network reports.
Murray shifts from the Texans to an AFC South division rival, becoming positioned to likely operate as one of Jacksonville' starting safeties for the 2025 season, alongside Darnell Savage. He started 14 of his 17 regular-season appearances in Houston last season, piling up 75 tackles (50 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and 10 pass breakups, including one interception.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Piles up 75 tackles in 2024
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Murray finished the 2024 season with 75 tackles (50 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and 10 pass breakups, including one interception, across 17 regular-season games.
Murray started 14 of his 17 appearances and finished second on the team in tackles and tied for third on the Texans in pass deflections. Murray's 50 solo tackles marked a new career high, and his 14 starts also tied his career best. It was just the third time in nine NFL seasons that Murray didn't miss a single contest. Murray, who recently turned 31 years old, is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in March.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Season-high 10 tackles vs. Chiefs
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Murray logged 10 tackles (eight solo) during the Texans' 27-19 loss to the Chiefs on Saturday.
Murray's 10 tackles Saturday were his most since Week 11 of the 2021 regular season when he registered 11 tackles against the Titans. The 2016 fourth-round pick is up to 62 combined tackles through 15 regular-season games, and he's close to eclipsing his career-best total from 2021 (76 tackles across 17 regular-season games). Murray will look to get closer to that number against the Ravens on Christmas Day.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Sustains hand injury
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Murray suffered a hand injury in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Jaguars.
Murray picked up a hand injury in the second half versus Jacksonville, finishing his day with eight total tackles (three solo). The safety will have the advantage of the team's upcoming bye week in order to be ready to go for Houston's matchup with the Dolphins on Dec. 15.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Increased role on tap
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Murray will start at safety again for the Texans on Sunday against the Colts, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Murray is no stranger to the role due to injuries suffered in the Texans' secondary, most notably to Jimmie Ward (groin). The Minnesota product has played at least 80 percent of the team's defensive snaps in each of its last four games and hit the 100 percent mark twice. Murray has accumulated 16 combined tackles, including 1.0 sacks and an interception during that time.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Exits game with knee injury
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Murray is questionable to return to Sunday's contest against the Saints due to a knee injury.
Murray did not record a stat before exiting Sunday's game. M.J. Stewart has stepped into the safety spot in Murray's absence.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Back at it Week 3
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Murray recorded five tackles and forced a fumble in Sunday's 37-17 win over the Jaguars in Week 3.
Murray, who was limited to nine plays due to a concussion last week, bounced back quickly and was in on 69 of 73 plays (95 percent). His forced fumble late in the second quarter was recovered by linebacker Blake Cashman and set up a Ka'imi Fairbairn field goal as time expired in the first half. Houston's offense was opportunistic, turning a Jacksonville missed field-goal attempt, a blocked field-goal attempt, an interception and a fumble into 24 points.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Shoulder surgery revealed
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Murray underwent shoulder surgery during the offseason, Aaron Wilson of SportsTalk 790 AM reports.
The surgery slipped through the news cracks during the offseason but came to light this week when Murray did not practice as Houston began its OTAs. "We don't have many guys that are out completely. Jonathan Greenard and a few of our other players, Eric Murray, you see some of the guys had offseason surgeries and you probably won't see them until training camp, but everybody's right on schedule being able to do something," head coach Lovie Smith said. Murray is expected to be ready for training camp and is set to resume his role as a starting safety.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Lands two-year extension
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Murray agreed to a two-year, $10 million contract extension with the Texans on Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com reports.
Murray has spent the last two years in Houston, and he's had the best two seasons of his career with the Texans. He appeared in 16 games last year and recorded 76 tackles (48 solo), an interception and four pass defenses. The 28-year-old is in line to serve as a starting safety once again in 2022.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Clear of injury report
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Murray (leg) isn't listed on Wednesday's injury report, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
Murray sustained the injury during the preseason finale, but it was apparently a minor concern since he's absent from the injury report. The 27-year-old is poised to open the season as Houston's starter at strong safety.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Returns from COVID list
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The Texans have activated Murray from the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Murray wasn't able to play in the final two matchups of the regular season because of the league's COVID-19 protocols. While it is unclear whether the safety contracted the virus, he is now able to rejoin the Texans.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Leads in tackles
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Murray recorded a team-high 11 tackles and two sacks on blitzes in Sunday's 36-7 loss to the Bears.
This was not the finest hour for the Texans defense, which allowed Mitch Trubisky and the Bears' offense to shred them. The sacks were the first of the season for Murray, who now has a career-high 66 tackles in 13 games.
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Texans' Eric Murray: Records seven tackles
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Murray had seven tackles in Thursday's 34-20 loss to the Chiefs in Week 1.
Murray is part of a revamped secondary, which was a sore spot in 2019. The unit held up well considering Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was rarely under pressure. The issues on defense were an inability to stop the running game, limited pressure and missed tackles.
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Browns' Eric Murray: Avoids inactive list
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Murray (knee) is active Week 16 against Baltimore.
Murray will return after a seven-game absence, but the number of snaps available for him is a bit of a question mark with Damarious Randall and Juston Burris locking down the two starting safety spots. Murray started over Burris earlier in the season, accumulating a total of 23 tackles across seven games.
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Browns' Eric Murray: Ruled out Sunday
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Murray has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Murray put in limited practices all week but will miss his seventh straight game. Juston Burris and Sheldrick Redwine will continue to benefit from extra playing time.
