He was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL draft after playing college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Murrell arrived at West Virginia University in 1990, when Michael Beasley started for the Mountaineers.
Murrell left West Virginia after his junior season, and was selected in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL draft by the New York Jets.
Murrell was signed by the Carolina Panthers in the 2001 offseason to serve in a backup role, but was cut before the season began to make room for Richard Huntley on the active roster.
[2] After a two-year break from the NFL, Murrell returned in 2003 to play for the Dallas Cowboys.
His younger brother, Marques Murrell, was a defensive end on the Appalachian State University football team.
His father, a career soldier, was a Command Sergeants Major at the time of his draft.