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Frank Murphy

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · WR

Frank Murphy recorded 16 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, HST, Houston Texans.

▶Best highlights

4.4

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

16

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Frank Murphy's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2001
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 21, 2001

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

3 rec · 17 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Wild Card
2001
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 12, 2002

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2002

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2001
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 6, 2002

Philadelphia Eagles vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Jan 6, 2002

3 rec · 25 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2001
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 28, 2001

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2001

1 rec · 20 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2001
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 18, 2001

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2001

1 rec · 9 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Frank Murphy's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 25 receiving yards · 3 receptions · 5 targets

Regular Season
2001
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 6, 2002

Philadelphia Eagles vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Jan 6, 2002

3 rec · 25 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
2001
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 21, 2001

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

3 rec · 17 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Frank Murphy's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–2004

01
TBMURPHY—Frank Murphy
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

02
HOUMURPHY—Frank Murphy
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons16 career games8 career receptions71 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns6 career solo tacklesDrafted by: CHIDraft pick: 170Jersey: 151 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 3, 2000Most recent: Oct 3, 2004

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history