It's been quite the career.
It's not often that a sixth-round NFL Draft pick sticks around for a decade in the league.
But Latavius Murray wasn't your average No. 181 overall pick.
He proved almost immediately with the Oakland Raiders, beginning in the 2014 season (after a 2013 injury), that he belonged in the NFL.
And on Thursday, Murray officially announced his retirement with a really cool video that's worth a watch:
Veteran RB Latavius Murray is retiring from the NFL.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 31, 2025
Former 6th-round pick finished his career with over 8,000 yards and 61 TDs -- and was highly respected by coaches and players, as you can tell in this video: pic.twitter.com/gDVUePVAYb
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Murray made the Pro Bowl in just his second healthy season in the NFL, when in 2015 for the Raiders he ran for 1,066 yards and caught 41 passes, too.
He was with the Raiders through 2016, then had two seasons with the Vikings, two with the Saints, one with Baltimore, a brief return to New Orleans, a mostly full season in Denver and a year with Buffalo.
Murray didn't see the field during the 2024 NFL season.
He ends his career with 6,552 rushing yards and 59 touchdowns to go with 239 catches for 1,620 yards and a pair more TDs.
Murray is an awesome story. He attended a tiny high school outside Syracuse, New York called Onondaga Central.
Somehow, he's only the second best RB in Onondaga history. Former Michigan star Mike Hart played there, too, and set the New York state all-time rushing record. But Murray followed in his footsteps well, and he turned that into a college opportunity at Central Florida.
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Murray shined at UCF, too, and although he made it to the sixth round in the draft, he was clearly good enough to make it and to stick around, because that's exactly what he did.
Now, Murray heads off into the next chapter of his life, having put together an impressive football career along the way.
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