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Argonauts' Murphy calls it a career
***FREELANCE PHOTO - POSTMEDIA NETWORK USE ONLY*** TORONTO, ONT.: SEPT. 15, 2010 -- Offensive Tackle Rob Murphy watches from the sidelines during Toronto Argonauts practice at Sir Robert L. Borden Business and Technical Institute in Scarborough, Ont. Sept. 15, 2010. (Merle Robillard for National Post) (For sports story by Mark Masters?) (CNS)
TORONTO -- Toronto Argonauts offensive tackle Rob Murphy is retiring from pro football.
A veteran of six CFL seasons, Murphy says he feels he's accomplished all his goals on the football field.
Murphy, who won a Grey Cup with the B.C. Lions in 2006, was a three-time CFL all-star and twice named the league's outstanding lineman.
Murphy joined the CFL in 2006 when he signed with the Lions as a free agent.
He signed with the Argos in February 2009.
Prior to joining the CFL, Murphy had stints in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs.
"After 13 years of professional football that has spanned four leagues and three countries, I have decided to retire from the Canadian Football League," Murphy said in a release. "The memories and people I have met along the way have equalled the joy I got from physically dominating an opponent on the field."
Murphy plans to discuss his decision more on Thursday at a downtown Toronto bar.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 24, 2012 C11
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