Chiefs 2018 rookie season review: OL James Murray

The Chiefs included quite a few undrafted absolutely free brokers pursuing the 2018 NFL draft. Quite a few of those rookies contributed during the 2018 season. Some of those contributions ended up slight, but useful however. Let us just take a seem at James “Jimmy” Murray’s 2018 season and see what we can job for the foreseeable future.

James Murray – Undrafted – OL

2018 season assessment:

Right after a powerful preseason displaying, James “Jimmy” Murray began the 2018 season on the Chiefs exercise squad. It was not until finally 7 days 8 that Murray was elevated to the Chiefs’ energetic roster. This came pursuing accidents to Mitch Morse and Jordan Devey. The Chiefs required depth at the center place at the rear of Austin Reiter.

Murray didn’t get a lot motion for the Chiefs during the 2018 season, he was only designed gameday energetic during 7 days 10 and 7 days 11. For the duration of those games he only performed in 12 snaps on specific teams. He remained on the roster throughout the remainder of the common season and by the playoffs.

There is a purpose the Chiefs stored Murray on the roster for the remainder of the 2018 season. The crew experienced plenty of desires, and they could have waived Murray to elevate a different player on a lot of events. Most likely they felt his advancement was worthy of a roster location? Maybe an opposing crew was making an attempt to indicator him to their energetic roster?

2019 season outlook:

Mitch Morse and Jordan Devey are both equally pending absolutely free brokers heading into the 2019 offseason. Austin Reiter figures in as the Chiefs’ commencing center pursuing an extension signed in 2018.

Murray has an opportunity to come to be the Chiefs’ principal backup at center. The reality that he used half of the season on the energetic roster indicates that he’s probably the most loved for that purpose in 2019. He won’t be unchallenged for a purpose even though. He’ll will need to compete with center Tejan Koroma, and most likely many others during the offseason system, education camp, and the preseason.