RB Latavius Murray Drops Shocking NFL Exit—What’s Next for the Veteran Star?

He earned Pro Bowl honors in 2015 when he had his only 1,000-yard season with 1,066.

The Raiders made Murray a sixth-round pick in 2013. He also played for the Vikings, Saints, Ravens, Broncos and Bills.Murray finishes his 10-year career with 1,560 carries for 6,552 yards and 59 touchdowns. He also has 239 receptions for 1,620 yards and two touchdowns.Murray, 35, last played in the NFL in 2023.Running back Latavius Murray is retiring from the NFL, Jordan Schultz reports.He had hoped to play in 2024 but did not get a contract offer.Well, here we are—another solid chapter closes on Latavius Murray’s NFL journey . At 35, the gritty back has decided it’s time to hang up the cleats after a decade-long grind that saw him rush over 6,500 yards and punch it in 59 times . No surprise he wanted another shot in 2024, but the football gods had other plans—no contract offer came through . Drafted way back in 2013 by the Raiders as a sixth-round sleeper, Murray carved out a respectable career, making stops with the Vikings, Saints, Ravens, Broncos, and Bills along the way . And let’s not forget that Pro Bowl highlight in ’15 — his only 1,000-yard sprint of the season, 1,066 yards to be exact . It’s brutal watching a player with this much heart step off the field for good but, hey, every warrior has his day . LEARN MORE