Running back DeMarco Murray announces retirement on NFL Live.

After sevens years in the NFL, three-time Pro Bowl running DeMarco Murray, 30, retired from the NFL.

“It’s been a long time thinking, the last year or two, and physically, mentally and emotionally, I think it’s time for me to hang it up,” Murray said on ESPN’s NFL Live.

Murray was released from the Tennessee Titans on March 8 after two seasons with the franchise. The three-time Pro Bowler had two years left on his contract. Murray was set earn $6.5 million this coming season and $6.75 million in the 2019 season.

“It’s bittersweet, but for I think me it’s the right timing for myself and my family moving forward,” Murray said.

In his last season, Murray averaged 3.6 yards a carry and rushed for less than 700 yards. In his first season as a Titian, Murray reached the 1,000 yard mark for the third in his career and ran in nine touchdowns.

Murray played on three teams over his seven years in the NFL; his best years were with the Dallas Cowboys, which was the team that drafted him. With 1,845 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, Murray led the NFL in rushing yards, which earned him NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

“I think you just wake up,” he said of making the decision. “I’ve always heard the saying, ‘When you know, you know, and one day that day will come.'”

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