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Saints News, 7/24/15: Marcus Murphy’s Injury Not Considered Serious

From The Advocate: The seventh-round running back is recovering from a minor ailment that was discovered when the rookies reported to team facilities last week and was placed on the non-football injury list. There is optimism that he could be back on the field early in training camp. Murphy is competing with Tim Hightower for a job behind C.J. Spiller, Mark Ingram and Khiry Robison at running back. He is also in the mix as a return man, where he is competing with the likes of Jalen Saunders.

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