Frank Murphy ( gridiron football ) Frank Murphy ( born February 11 , 1977 in Jacksonville , Florida ) is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League . He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft . He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats . Murphy has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Houston Texans , Miami Dolphins , Toronto Argonauts , Hamilton Tiger - Cats and Florida Tuskers . Early years . Murphy was an All - America n , All - State and Nassau County Player of the Year as a senior running back and return specialist at West Nassau High School . College career . In 1995 , Murphy played wide receiver for Itawamba Community College . He transferred to Garden City Community College in 1996 and sat out the season as a transfer . In 1997 , he was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All - American first - team and National Player of the Year . Transferring to Kansas State University in 1998 , he appeared in the Wildcats final eight games as a reserve tailback , recording 257 yards and five touchdowns on 55 carries , three catches for 91 yards and a touchdown , and returned eight kickoffs for 210 yards . In 1999 , he finished second on the Wildcats with 541 yards and six touchdowns on 97 carries primarily as a backup running back , caught six passes for 39 yards , and 199 yards on seven kickoff returns . Professional career . Chicago Bears . Murphy was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears and released by Chicago in August . First stint with Buccaneers . Murphy subsequently signed to the practice squad with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and made his NFL debut on December 3 , 2000 returning two kickoff s for 24 yards against the Dallas Cowboys . In 2001 , he dressed in 11 games for Tampa Bay with 8 catches for 71 yards and 1 touchdown and he led the Buccaneers with 20 kick returns for 445 yards and recorded two defensive tackles . In the first pre - season game of the 2002 NFL Season on August 12 , Murphy returned the opening kickoff against the Miami Dolphins for a 95 - yard touchdown . It was the very first play in live action for the reign of Jon Gruden as the Buccaneers ' Head Coach . Despite this , Murphy was subsequently released by Tampa Bay during final cuts . Houston Texans . Murphy signed as a free agent with the Houston Texans on November 27 , 2002 , dressing in five games for the Texans and recorded 8 special teams tackles and 1 kickoff return . Murphy was released by the Texans following training camp in 2003 and spent the rest of the year out of football . Second stint with Buccaneers . Murphy re - signed ith the Buccaneers as a free agent in 2004 . He played in three games with the Bucs in 2004 as a backup receiver and special teams player before suffering a season - ending injury . He was released prior to the 2005 season . Miami Dolphins . Murphy signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2006 but was waived prior to the regular season . First stint with Argonauts . Murphy signed as a free agent with the Toronto Argonauts on June 10 , 2007 and dressed for 16 games recording 37 catches for 614 yards and 3 touchdowns making him the Argos ’ third - leading receiver that year . Hamilton Tiger - Cats . Murphy was traded to the Hamilton Tiger - Cats in exchange for running back Anthony Davis on December 18 , 2007 . Second stint with Argonauts . After a year out of football , Murphy re - signed with the Argonauts on April 15 , 2009 . He was released in June . Florida Tuskers . Murphy was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on September 3 , 2009 . Tampa Bay Storm . Murphy was signed by the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League in February 2011 .