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| HT/WT: 6-2, 247 lbs |
| Birthplace: Dallas, TX |
| Age: 26 |
| School: UCLA |
| Experience: 2 |
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Top Gabriel Murphy News
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Gabriel Murphy: Visits with Pittsburgh
Murphy (knee) visited the Steelers on Friday, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.
The 25-year-old spent the vast majority of the 2025 season on the Vikings' practice squad after he injured his knee in Week 2 against Atlanta. Minnesota cut Murphy earlier this week. He's appeared in three career regular-season games.
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Vikings' Gabriel Murphy: Done for night
Murphy (knee) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday night's contest against the Falcons.
Murphy appears to have picked up an apparent knee injury, which will bring his night to a premature end. The linebacker failed to record any stats in the contest prior to his departure.
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Vikings' Gabriel Murphy: Activated off IR
The Vikings activated Murphy (knee) from injured reserve Tuesday.
Murphy was a full practice participant all of last week, but he was not activated off injured reserve before the Vikings' Week 12 overtime win over the Bears. Now that he's off IR, Murphy is slated to make his NFL regular-season debut against the Cardinals on Sunday.
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Vikings' Gabriel Murphy: Won't return Sunday
Head coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters Friday that Murphy (knee) won't play in Sunday's matchup against the Titans, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.
The UCLA product practiced in full Thursday and Friday after being designated to return from injured reserve Nov. 6. However, O'Connell's comments Friday suggest he's not ready for in-game action just yet. Murphy's next chance to take the field will come in Week 12, when the Vikings travel to Chicago. He must still be activated to Minnesota's active roster in order to suit up next week.
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Vikings' Gabriel Murphy: Remaining on IR
Murphy (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Jacksonville, per the NFL's transaction log.
Murphy started the season on injured reserve, and his 21-day practice window to be activated off IR opened Wednesday. He was able to log a limited practice Wednesday and Friday with a DNP on Thursday, and he'll need at least one more week to get into game shape. Week 11 against the Titans on Sunday, Nov. 17 will be Murphy's next opportunity to make his 2024 regular-season debut.
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Vikings' Gabriel Murphy: Will begin practicing again
Murphy (knee) was designated to return from injured reserve Wednesday.
Murphy spent training camp with the Vikings after going undrafted out of UCLA and was placed on IR on Aug. 27. He'll now have a 21-day window to practice with the team, before needing to be placed on the active roster.
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Vikings' Gabriel Murphy: Lands on IR
The Vikings placed Murphy on injured reserve Tuesday, Dane Mizutani of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
The specific nature of Murphy's injury is not known, but he will have to miss at least four games before he can return. He joined the team as an undrafted free agent in hopes of earning a depth edge-rushing role. It is unclear if he would have made it through final roster cuts had his health been up to par.
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