Louis Murphy's 911 call: 'I need to get out ... I'm missing the party'

The Buccaneers wide receiver found himself locked in a building during a friend's wedding

We've all been to weddings. And most of us, on at least one occasion, have had way too much to drink. We mention this because, on Friday, Buccaneers wide receiver Louis Murphy was a groomsman in Deonte Thompson's wedding at Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Fla. And Murphy was having a fantastic evening right until the moment he woke up alone, locked in a room with no way out.

His cell phone had died, but Murphy found a landline and was able to call 911, and eventually, find his way to freedom. On Thursday, TMZ released Murphy's 911 call.

"I honestly don't know where I'm at, but I'm at this wedding and I'm stuck in the building," Murphy told the 911 operator. "... I was part of a wedding ... I'm like locked in the building. I cut my hand opening up one of the windows -- my hand's bleeding. ...

"During the wedding, I went out to, like, the little garden and ended up falling asleep in the garden. And then I woke up and the doors were locked. So I basically kicked through one of the doors ... my hand was bleeding and my phone died."

Murphy was asked by the 911 operator if he needed paramedics or if he just needed to get out of the building.

"I need to get out."

Murphy, who originally couldn't remember where the wedding took place, explained to the operator that he arrived in a party because "I'm a groomsman."

The operator then asked Murphy about the wedding (presumably, before he found himself alone and locked up in a room).

"It was good, but now I'm kind of upset because because they're all partying."

Operator: "It's already 1:15 in the morning so I not sure -- what time was the wedding party over?"

Murphy: "Yeah, I got kind of drunk and fell asleep."

Operator: "OK, well that's OK. At least you're able to get to a phone."

Then help arrived.

Murphy: "HEEEEEY! HEEEEEY! What's up, man? There he is! I have somebody here with me!"

Operator: "Alright, have a good night."

On Wednesday, Murphy released a statement about the incident.

"This was really just a series of small unfortunate circumstances," he said. "With no one around, my only option was to break a small glass pane of the door in order to access a phone and call for help. I dialed the police and explained that I needed assistance. It's unfortunate that I needed to break the glass, but the police officers on the scene and museum staff acknowledged that I didn't have many other options. I'm working with the museum to ensure everything is properly handled."

No charges were filed because Murphy agreed to pay for the damage to the broken window, which was estimated to be approximately $1,000.