Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Cleared to play against Chicago
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Murphy (back) does not have an injury designation for Monday's game against the Bears, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
A back issue limited Murphy's practice participation Friday, but his full session Saturday was enough for him to avoid an injury tag for Monday Night Football. The third-year defensive lineman has logged 24 tackles (12 solo), including 3.0 sacks, through seven regular-season games.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Dealing with back injury
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Murphy (back) was limited in Friday's practice, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
Murphy popped up on Friday's injury report as a limited practice participating, indicating that he picked up the injury during that session. His practice participation Saturday will ultimately determine whether he gets an injury designation ahead of Monday night's game against Chicago.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Two sacks in Super Bowl
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Murphy recorded 2.0 sacks and a fumble recovery in Sunday's 29-13 win over the Patriots in the Super Bowl.
The Seahawks' front seven dominated in the trenches all game, bringing Patriots QB Drake Maye down six times. Murphy looked phenomenal, recording his first sacks since Week 13 while also helping shut down the Patriots' running backs to the tune of just 42 yards on 13 carries. The 2024 first-round pick finished the 2025 season with 71 tackles (28 solo), and 9.0 sacks through 20 games, including the postseason.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Another strong game
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Murphy finished with six tackles (three solo), including one for a loss, in Monday's 27-19 win over the Texans.
The nose tackle has recorded multiple stops in all seven games this season and is up to 4.5 sacks. Murphy has firmly established himself as a centerpiece of one of the league's best defenses.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Continues to impress in Week 6
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Murphy recorded four total tackles (one solo), including 2.0 sacks, during Sunday's 20-12 win over the Jaguars.
Murphy tied DeMarcus Lawrence for the team lead in sacks during Sunday's win. The 2024 first-round pick from Texas has had an incredible start to his second NFL season, tallying 23 total tackles, including 4.5 sacks, through Seattle's first six games. He appears to be emerging as one of the league's premier interior pass rushers and will look to build on another strong performance when the Seahawks face the Texans in Week 7.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Records another sack
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Murphy logged three tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, during the Seahawks' 44-13 win over the Saints on Sunday.
Murphy got to Spencer Rattler early in the third quarter for a six-yard sack, which forced the Saints to punt on the next play. Murphy had just 0.5 sacks across 14 regular-season games during his rookie season in 2024, but he's already up to 2.5 sacks (which have come over the last two contests). He'll look to extend his sack streak to three games Thursday against the Cardinals.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Aiming for more pass-rushing work
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Murphy (back) is expected to be a bigger factor as a pass rusher in 2025, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
Murphy struggled with a hamstring injury early in 2024 and closed the season with a back injury, but he's fully healthy for the start of training camp and is gearing up for an important role in the Seahawks' revamped offense. The 2024 first-round pick relayed that he's expected to work more in the three technique this season, which should hopefully help him improve after he finished with just 0.5 sacks last year.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Avoids major injury
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Murphy (back) avoided a major injury in Sunday's 30-25 win over the Rams, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.
Murphy exited Sunday's contest after it appeared like he aggravated his pre-existing back injury. The defensive lineman is expected to "be fine," according to head coach Mike Macdonald. Murphy will finish his 2024 campaign having produced 36 total tackles (12 solo), including 0.5 sacks, over 14 games.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Returning for Week 7?
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Head coach Mike Macdonald told reporters Friday that he's optimistic Murphy (hamstring) will return for the Seahawks' Week 7 matchup against the Falcons, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.
Murphy has missed the Seahawks' last three games due to a hamstring injury picked up in Seattle's Week 3 win over the Dolphins. However, Macdonald's comments Friday suggest that the 2024 first-round pick is almost past the issue. Murphy's practice participation throughout next week will provide the best indication of whether he can return for Week 7.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Missing another week
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Murphy (hamstring) has been ruled out ahead of Thursday night's matchup against the 49ers, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
The 2024 first-round pick will now be sidelined for the third consecutive game after sustaining a hamstring injury during Seattle's Week 3 win over the Dolphins. Expect Mike Morris and Myles Adams to continue seeing additional reps as rotational defensive ends on the Seahawks' defense while Murphy recovers from his hamstring issue.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Considered unavailable Wednesday
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Murphy was estimated to be a non-participant at the Seahawks' walkthrough Wednesday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.
Murphy missed the team's 42-29 loss to the Lions on Monday Night Football due to a hamstring injury that he suffered the week prior and he still appears to be working his way back from it to open this week. The defensive tackle will look to return to practice ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Giants, though he seems unlikely to be able to go in Week 5. If he sits, Mike Morris is a candidate to see an increased workload again versus New York.
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Seahawks' Byron Murphy: Ruled out for Week 4
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Murphy (hamstring) has been ruled out ahead of Monday's game against the Lions, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.
Murphy has been held out of practice all week due to a hamstring injury he picked up during Seattle's Week 3 win over Miami. The rookie first-round pick's next chance at playing will be Week 5 against the Giants, though Murphy's hamstring injury is severe enough that he could be out for more than just one game, as reported by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com on Wednesday. With starting defensive end Leonard Williams (ribs) also not playing Monday, Mike Morris is the top candidate to start opposite Jarran Reed while Myles Adams provides rotational depth.
