Overview
- New England claimed Murphy on Monday after the Chargers waived him over the weekend, requiring no corresponding move because the 53-man roster had an opening.
- Murphy appeared in six games this season for Los Angeles, logging 12 tackles, 0.5 sack and one quarterback hit while serving as a core special-teams contributor.
- He joins the outside linebacker group behind starters Harold Landry and K’Lavon Chaisson, alongside Keion White, Elijah Ponder and Anfernee Jennings.
- An undrafted 2023 entrant out of Ferris State, Murphy previously spent time with the Titans and Chargers and has played in regular-season games for both clubs.
- His minimum-salary contract transfers to New England via waivers with roughly $629,444 remaining this year, and he is set to be a restricted free agent after the season.