Kyle Murphy

Kyle Neil Murphy (born December 11, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal on a scholarship. At Stanford, he was a four-year starter and named to multiple first-team and second-team All-Pac-12 Conference teams. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft.

Early life Murphy was born in Mission Viejo, California, and attended San Clemente High School. While in high School he played in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was also awarded the U.S. Army's Glenn Davis Award, awarded to those who represent the Army's "high standard of excellence in community service, education, and athletic distinction." He was named to two All-Orange County teams and as a senior was named the South Coast Conference MVP. As such, he was highly recruited coming out of high school. He received scholarship offers from a large amount of Division I schools including Stanford, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, and California. Stanford's offensive line ranked 18th in the country in tackles for loss allowed and 42nd in sacks.

Murphy was selected in the sixth round with the 200th overall selection by the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay had drafted his long time teammate Blake Martinez earlier in the draft in the fourth round. Blake later commented that after Murphy was drafted that he and his family "were going crazy at my house. It was awesome." Murphy later commented that getting a call from the Packers was "extraordinary." Murphy also noted that he was ready to play wherever the team asked him.

Murphy made his first career start in the 2017 season opener against the Seattle Seahawks at right tackle in place of the injured Bryan Bulaga, and the next two weeks at left tackle in place of the injured David Bakhtiari. On September 26, 2017, Murphy was placed on injured reserve after suffering a foot injury.

On September 1, 2018, Murphy was placed on injured reserve. He was released on December 27, 2018.

Los Angeles Rams On December 29, 2018, Murphy was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on February 6, 2019. He was waived on April 16, 2019.

Houston Texans On October 16, 2019, Murphy was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 13, 2020.

On September 5, 2020, Murphy was released by the Texans.

New Orleans Saints On May 16, 2021, Murphy signed with the New Orleans Saints. He was placed on injured reserve on August 17, 2021, and released with an injury settlement on August 25. He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 27, but released the next day.

DC Defenders On January 22, 2023, Murphy signed with the DC Defenders of the XFL. He retired after the 2023 season.

Personal life Murphy is the younger brother of former Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Kevin Murphy.