Nick Murphy (American football)

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Nick Murphy

Born:	(1979-10-22) October 22, 1979 (age 44) Europa)
2004	Baltimore Ravens
2004	Kansas City Chiefs
2005	Philadelphia Eagles
Awards	2003 All-NFL Europe, 2004 All-NFL Europe
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

Nicholas Jon Murphy (born October 22, 1979) was an

. Two of these three years were spent playing in Europe.

Life and career

Murphy was born in

. He was also named to the Academic All-Pac 10 Team twice.

Murphy was an

, and was voted to the All NFL Europe Team in both seasons.

In 2004, Murphy enjoyed a three-game stint with Baltimore, subbing for an injured Dave Zastudil. He played in five regular season NFL games with the Ravens and Chiefs in 2004, punting 22 times for 966 yards (43.9 gross, 37.3 net) with seven inside the 20 and three touchbacks. In 2005, he appeared in one game for the Philadelphia Eagles in their victory over Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers.

Career stats

Season	Team	Punts	Yards	Average	Long	Inside 20	Inside 10	Touchbacks	Net Average
2004	BAL	18	777	43.2	54	6	0	2	36.6
2004	KC	4	189	47.3	58	1	0	1	40.8
2004	2 TMS	22	966	43.9	58	7	0	3	37.3
2005	PHI	7	275	39.3	44	1	0	0	33.7
TOTALS		29	1241	42.8	58	8	0	3	36.4

Professional

Murphy worked as an athlete for 7 years. He earned his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University while playing for their team, the Sun Devils. He went on to play in the NFL and NFL Europe leagues.

After a sales career for CareerBuilder, Monster.com and Indeed, Murphy founded Mid-America Careers, a job site that covers the Midwestern United States serving local employers. He also started Job Spot, Inc, a consulting firm for recruiters.

He has been featured in HR.com’s HR Genius series. Currently, he is on several advisory boards and is the author of the book Ahead of the Curve – Navigating 21st Century Recruitment Challenges for Ultimate Talent Acquisition Success.^[1]

Education

Nick Murphy earned his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University in Broadcast Management (BA) in 2002, and an M.B.A. the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State in 2010.

References

External links

• Sports Illustrated Player Page
• Kansas City Chiefs Player Page
• (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickmurphy/ LinkedIn Page)