Former Tennessee Titans running back DeMarco Murray has made his way back to his alma mater of Oklahoma, joining the Sooners staff as a running backs coach.
The university made the announcement on Monday.
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— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) January 27, 2020
“This is very surreal,” Murray said in a statement. “Obviously I never thought I’d be back coaching at the place where it all started for me. Having the opportunity to come back and be among great coaches and be with some of the people I grew up with is exciting. I’m thankful for the opportunity Coach Riley is giving me and I’m looking forward to being back home.
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“Football has always been a passion of mine. I’ve been fortunate to have had a lot of coaches and friends work with me throughout my career and give me great tools, and I feel like it’s only right to give back to young student-athletes. And I love competing at a high level, so the opportunity to come back to coach was important to me. I think I bring the experience of playing at a high level and being in these kids’ shoes not 20 or 30 years ago, but just 10 years ago. I think I bring the ability to know offense, know ball and know what it takes from a mental, physical and emotional standpoint to get to the next level. At Oklahoma, so many kids are going to have that opportunity and that’s what I’m going to help them strive to achieve.”
Murray spent seven seasons in the NFL, including two years with the Titans.
He was originally selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft, spending four seasons there before having a one-year stint with the Philadelphia Eagles and then finishing out in Nashville.
The 31-year-old racked up 1,604 carries, 7,174 yards and 91 touchdowns on his NFL career.
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