Eric Murray

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft…Acquired via trade by the Cleveland Browns from the Chiefs on April 1, 2019…Signed by the Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 21, 2020...Placed on the reserve/COVID-19lList on Dec. 23, 2021...Activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on Dec. 29, 2021...Placed on the reserve/injured list on Oct. 18, 2023...Signed a contract extension with the Texans on March 12, 2024.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft…Acquired via trade by the Cleveland Browns from the Chiefs on April 1, 2019…Signed by the Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 21, 2020...Placed on the reserve/COVID-19lList on Dec. 23, 2021...Activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on Dec. 29, 2021...Placed on the reserve/injured list on Oct. 18, 2023...Signed a contract extension with the Texans on March 12, 2024.

CAREER:

• Competed in 107 games (44 starts) with the Chiefs (2016-18), Browns (2019) and Texans (2020-23), recording 283 tackles (198 solo), 14 passes defensed, eight tackles for loss, seven quarterback hits, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Saw action on special teams, notching 28 tackles (21 solo).

2023 (Houston 6/4):

• Started at safety in the season opener at Baltimore (9/10) and logged three combined tackles (two solo)
• Started at safety in Week 2 vs. Indianapolis (9/17) and recorded two tackles (one solo) before exiting the game with an injury in the first quarter
• Started at safety in Week 3 at Jacksonville (9/24) and recorded the first Texans takeaway of the day, forcing WR Jamal Agnew to fumble with 1:13 remaining in the second quarter, marking his second career forced fumble, the last of which came in Week 3 at Pittsburgh (9/27/20)
• Racked up five tackles (three solo) in the Week 3 win at Jacksonville (9/24)
• Recorded one tackle in the Week 4 win vs. Pittsburgh (10/1)
• Tallied one tackle on special teams in Week 5 at Atlanta (10/8) and saw a majority of action on special teams, playing in 24 special teams snaps
• Was a starter in the Week 6 win vs. New Orleans (10/15) but exited the game due to injury

2022 (Houston 17/0):

• Appeared in 17 games and totaled 17 tackles (11 solo) and 10 special teams tackles (seven solo) this season
• Played on a team-high 401 special teams snaps and 117 defensive snaps over 17 games in 2022

2021 (Houston 16/11):

• Played in 16 games (11 starts) and totaled a career-high 73 defensive tackles (47 solo), also notching one interception, four passes defensed and three special teams tackles (one solo)
• Started in the season opener vs. Jacksonville (9/12) and recorded six tackles (four)
• Notched five tackles (three) at Cleveland (9/19)
• Registered four tackles (three) vs. Carolina (9/23)
• Tied for second on the team in tackles with eight (five), also tallying his second career interception at Miami (11/7)
• Finished tied for second on the team with 11 tackles (six) while also tallying one pass defensed at Tennessee (11/21). Broke up a pass intended for TE Anthony Firkser from QB Ryan Tannehill, forcing a turnover on downs in the fourth quarter
• Tied for first on the team with eight tackles (five) vs. the N.Y. Jets (11/28)
• Finished tied for fourth on the team with eight tackles (four), also notching one pass defensed at Jacksonville (12/19)
• Placed second on the team with eight tackles (six), also tallying one pass defensed at San Francisco (1/2/22)

2020 (Houston 14/14):

• Started 14 games in his first season with the Texans and notched his single-season high 71 total tackles (47 solo) while also adding 2.0 sacks, two tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, two passes defensed and one forced fumble
• Started his first game as a Texan and totaled the second-most tackles in his career (seven) in the season opener at Kansas City (9/10)
• Recorded back-to-back games with at least seven total tackles for the first time in his career vs. Baltimore (9/20)
• Totaled five tackles, one quarterback hit, one pass defensed and the first forced fumble of his career at Pittsburgh (9/27)
• Finished with a career-high 11 total tackles (10) and 2.0 sacks at Chicago (12/13). Became the fifth defensive back since 1994 with at least 11 total tackles and 2.0 sacks in a single game
• Notched five total tackles (three) and his second pass defensed of the season at Indianapolis (12/20)

2019 (Cleveland 9/4):

• Saw action in nine games (four starts) with the Browns, finishing the season with 23 tackles (15 solo), three tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one quarterback hit and one pass defensed
• Missed Weeks 9-15 with an injury but returned in Week 16
• Played in every defensive snap and recorded a season-high five total tackles (three) and added one tackle for loss and one pass defensed vs. the L.A. Rams (9/22)
• Logged the second sack of his career at New England (10/27), dropping Patriots QB Tom Brady for a loss of four yards to force a punt

2018 (Kansas City 15/9, 2/0):

• Appeared in 15 games and started in a career-high nine, notching a single-season career high in tackles with 55 and added his first career interception, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and two passes defensed
• Posted a single-game career-high nine total tackles (four) at the L.A. Chargers (9/9)
• Registered six total tackles (five) and his first career interception at Denver (10/1), picking off Broncos QB Case Keenum in the third quarter

2017 (Kansas City 14/2, 1/0):

• Played in 14 games (two starts) and logged 30 total tackles (26 solo), 1.0 sack, two tackles for loss, one quarterback hit and a single-season career-high five passes defensed. Added six special teams tackles
• Registered a single-game career high with two passes defensed vs. Philadelphia (9/17), and added a season-high six total tackles
• Notched his first career tackle for loss and added four tackles vs. Washington (10/2)
• Made his first career start at Houston (10/8) and recorded one tackle on defense and one tackle on special teams
• Logged his first career sack against the L.A. Chargers (12/16), bringing down QB Philip Rivers for a loss of nine yards that forced a Chargers punt. Added two total tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit in the contest

2016 (Kansas City 16/0, 1/0):

• Appeared in all 16 games of his rookie season, primarily on special teams
• Notched three total tackles (three solo) and one fumble recovery on defense, while adding six solo tackles on special teams

COLLEGE:

• Played in 52 games (39 starts) at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and racked up 192 tackles, two interceptions, 24 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks
• Earned All-Big Ten second team honors as a junior and All-Big Ten third-team honors as a senior Received the Carl Eller Award (team's top defensive player) in 2015 and was named the team's Defensive Back of the Year

PERSONAL:

• Attended Riverside University High School in Milwaukee, where he played on both sides of the ball at running back and cornerback
• As a senior, rushed for 444 yards and six touchdowns, while tallying 434 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns on offense and three interceptions on defense
• Earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive back, helping Riverside to an 11-2 record and a city championship in 2011