Terrence Murphy Terrence Cardene Murphy ( born December 15 , 1982 in Tyler , Texas ) is a retired American football wide receiver and return specialist . Playing career . High school . Murphy attended Chapel Hill High School in Tyler , Texas where he had a core GPA of 3 . 6 . He also played quarterback and in his two years at quarterback he passed for more than 2 , 500 yards , rushed for over 1 , 100 yards and totaled over 25 touchdowns in combined seasons at Chapel Hill . He was the Offensive 16 - 4A District MVP in 2000 and signed with Texas A & M . He was the first and only Tyler Chapel Hill player to be drafted in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft . College . Murphy attended Texas A & M University , where he became one of the best receivers in school history . He was 2 - Time 1st Team All - Big 12 ( wide receiver and kick returner ) and was 3 - Time Academic All - Big 12 in his 4 seasons at A & M . He switched to wide receiver and returned kickoffs after never playing either position before in his career . He was a team captain twice and finished his career with a school record 172 receptions for 2 , 600 yards ( 15 . 1 yards per rec . avg . ) and ten touchdowns , 17 rushing attempts for 209 yards ( 12 . 3 yards per rush avg . ) , and 31 kickoff returns for 761 yards ( 24 . 55 yards per kickoff ret . avg ) . He finished his career with 3 , 615 total all - purpose yards in four seasons , most ever by an Aggie Receiver . He was named to Sporting News All - American Team twice in his career , once in 2001 & 2003 . He is the Texas A & M record holder in the vertical jump ( for all varsity sports including basketball ) with a jump of 42 inches . He recording the most total all - purpose yards in school history for wide receivers with over 3 , 615 + yards . He was named to the Texas A & M All - Decade Team , and also a Two Time Team Captain at Texas A & M ( 2003 , 2004 ) . He played in two bowl games during his career . ( Houston Bowl , 2002 . Cotton Bowl , 2005 . ) He also was the first wide receiver to break 2 , 000 receiving yards in school history . NFL . Murphy was selected in the 2nd round ( pick 58 ) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers . He played in three games in the regular season , catching five passes for 36 yards . He was injured in October of his rookie year on a helmet - to - helmet hit from the Carolina Panthers ' Thomas Davis during a kickoff return and subsequently placed on injured reserve . Murphy ' s teammate Najeh Davenport fumbled on the return , and when Murphy tried to retrieve the ball , he was hit hard by Davis . Tests later showed Murphy has spinal stenosis , a narrowing of the spine near the neck . As a result , the Packers released Murphy on April 20 , 2006 . On April 19 , 2007 , Murphy officially announced his retirement from the NFL . Coaching career . He also served as a coaching intern for the Green Bay Packers . Post - coaching . After retiring from the NFL , Murphy relocated back to College Station . He is involved in the community of Bryan - College Station , and has also started a few different business endeavors . He is the CEO , Broker for TM5 Properties , a real estate company specializing in residential , land and investments in Brazos County . His personal website is www . TerrenceMurphy . com . Murphy is a Special Contributor to Texags . com .