Alabama 5-star linebacker commit Shawn Murphy received some high praise from a legendary NFL defender on Wednesday.
NFL great Dick Butkus, praised Murphy’s ability while also comparing him to Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean in a social media post.
shawn has a solid role model in nakobe
similar style of play
whole field football— Dick Butkus (@thedickbutkus) February 9, 2022
Murphy, who won the Butkus Award for the nation’s top high school linebacker back in December, was quick to respond to Butkus thanking him for words of encouragement.
A native of Manassas, Va.