He was told to put on weight. Then he had to lose it. The Redskins’ third-year linebacker reflects on how a challenging offseason prepared him for the best year of his young NFL career.
Earlier this year as Redskins players were training in the offseason, Trent Murphy received a call. It was his defensive coordinator, Joe Barry. The Redskins had decided they wanted Murphy to transition from his outside linebacker position to defensive end.
In geographical reality, Murphy was moving roughly five feet on the field from where he normally lined up as an outside linebacker during his first two NFL seasons, but his training and diet had to completely change.