Washington Redskins
Jerome Murphy - #45 - CB
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 0"/ 200 lbs. |
| Birthday | 01/13/1987 |
| Birthplace | Elizabeth, NJ |
| College | South Florida |
| Years played | 3 |
| Drafted | 2010, 3rd round, 1st pick by Rams |
Torain could be this year’s playoff surprise
Each season, a couple players come out of nowhere to be darlings of the fantasy playoffs. In 2010, one of those players could be Redskins RB Ryan Torain.
Freeman leads Bucs back again in 17-16 win
Tampa Bay's Connor Barth made all three of his field goals, and Josh Freeman led a fourth-quarter comeback for the fifth time this season in Sunday's 17-16 victory.
Report: Grossman prepped to replace McNabb on Sunday
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Redskins' change of defense hasn't paid off
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Haynesworth suspended for final four games
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Redskins at wit's end with Haynesworth
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Jacobs, Bradshaw run all over Redskins
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Haynesworth out with illness
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Redskins must piece together running game
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Report: Redskins to be without SS Landry, CB Rogers on Sunday
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Report: RB coach Bieniemy wanted at Colorado
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NFL assistants on Colorado's radar
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Redskins' run game deteriorating
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Frazier wins Viking debut, top 'Skins 17-13
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PLAYER NEWS
The Detroit Lions bolstered their depleted secondary Wednesday, claiming cornerback Jerome Murphy off waivers from the New Orleans Saints.|||||||
The two-year veteran played the first two games of the season for New Orleans before being waived Monday. He had an interception and 25 tackles in 14 games with St. Louis in 2010. The Lions, who were already missing safety Louis Delmas, and cornerbacks Chris Houston and Bill Bentley before Sunday's loss at San Francisco, lost cornerback Drayton Florence indefinitely after he suffered a broken arm during the game.
New Orleans has claimed Murphy off of waivers from the St. Louis Rams.|||||||
Murphy, whose acquisition was announced Sunday, was selected by the Rams out of South Florida in the third round of the 2010 draft. He played in 14 games as a rookie before missing all of 2011 with a broken ankle.
Murphy has landed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.|||||||
Murphy was a first-round pick in 2010 by the Rams.
