Former Tennessee Titans running back DeMarco Murray decided to retire from professional football at age 30. Murray revealed this surprising decision during his appearance on ESPN‘s NFL Live on Friday. He was a free agent since March when Titans decided to cut him from the roster.
“It’s been a long time thinking the last year or two physically, mentally, emotionally. I think it’s time for me to hang it out there.” – said Murray. “As hard as it is like I said the fans have been great. I had a lot of great games and a lot of great teammates. It’s bittersweet, but I think for me it’s the right timing for myself and my family moving forward.”
You can check out his announcement in full in the video below.
Murray was traded to the Tennessee Titans in 2016 and served as a team’s starting running back for two years. In the last season, however, Murray struggled with production and had career-low 659 rushing yards, which combined with several injuries got the Titans to move on from him.
DeMarco Murray started his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys, who took him in the third round of 2011 draft. He was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2014 after he led the league in rushing yards and touchdowns. He has three Pro-Bowl selections to his name. His NFL career statistics include 7,174 rushing yards and 49 rushing touchdowns alongside 2,165 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
