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The strongest impression Marcus Murphy made as a rookie came when the running back and kick returner showed enough flash for Sean Payton to make a preseason declaration that "he's making this team."
Payton said those words immediately after the New Orleans Saints' third exhibition game last season, and Murphy has made it his goal for the coach to repeat that phrase again this year, but for reasons that go beyond what he did last August.
Murphy will approach his second NFL season with a desire to play a larger role in the offense, much like he did in college at Missouri.