Former Offensive Player of the Year DeMarco Murray announces retirement

Free-agent running back DeMarco Murray, most recently of the Tennessee Titans, announced Friday that he's retiring from football.

Murray turned 30 years old this past February.

The Oklahoma product was originally drafted in the third round in 2011 by the Dallas Cowboys. He spent four seasons with the 'Boys, leading the NFL in rushing yards and touchdowns in 2014 en route to being named an All-Pro and the Offensive Player of the Year. He then joined the Philadelphia Eagles for the 2015 campaign, where he totaled just 702 rushing yards and six touchdowns in 15 games.

He joined the Titans in 2016, making his third career Pro Bowl in his first year with the team. But he rushed for just 659 yards and six touchdowns in 2017, with 39 receptions for 266 yards and one touchdown, while ceding work to sophomore running back Derrick Henry.

Murray was absent from the Titans' two playoff games in 2017 due to injury.

The team then opted to sign 27-year-old Dion Lewis to a four-year, $19.8-million free-agent deal, according to Over The Cap, while letting the seven-year veteran walk.

Murray said earlier this week that he'd spoken to teams and hoped to sign before the beginning of training camps later this month.

The Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Seattle Seahawks had all shown at least some level of interest in the running back, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Murray finishes with totals of 7,174 rushing yards, 2,165 receiving yards, and 55 combined touchdowns in 99 games over seven seasons.