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On November 9, 2000, he was signed by the Washington Redskins as part of a revolving door of kickers and at the time was the league's oldest player. He retired as the 16th highest scorer in NFL history.

On June 2, 1999, he signed a one-day contract to retire with the Detroit Lions.

On December 9, 1999, he was signed and brought out of retirement by the Dallas Cowboys after being out of football for over a year, to replace Richie Cunningham. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

On September 24, 1997, he was signed by the Minnesota Vikings after being out of football for a year, to replace kicker Greg Davis.

On August 8, 1995, he was signed by the Washington Redskins to replace Chip Lohmiller. He was re-signed on May 15, 1996, but did not make the team.

Murray made a game-winning field goal in overtime in the regular season finale against the New York Giants, which determined the NFC East Title and NFC home field advantage throughout the playoffs. On January 30, 1994, he kicked three field goals in Super Bowl XXVIII, earning a Super Bowl ring as a member of the champion Cowboys.

On March 23, 1994, he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles to replace kicker Roger Ruzek.

On September 14, 1993, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys after an 0-2 start to replace a struggling Lin Elliott. In just 14 games, he had the best season of his career, making 27 out of 32 field goal attempts (122 points) in the regular season and all 6 in the playoffs.

On April 29, 1992, he was waived to make room for second round draft choice Jason Hanson. He left as the franchise's All-time leading scorer, ranking 17th in NFL history and was the ninth Lion to have played in 12 seasons.

On October 24, 1992, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs to play one game in place of an injured Nick Lowery. He was released on October 28.

On November 10, 1992, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to replace a struggling Ken Willis. The next year, he had an excellent training camp, but the team decided to keep undrafted free agent Michael Husted, who displayed a stronger leg in kickoffs.

Murray led the team in scoring in each of his first 10 seasons until 1990, when a hip injury kept him out of 5 games and prevented him from leading the team in scoring for the first time in his career, with Barry Sanders being first.

In 1988 and 1989, he tied an NFL record for the highest field goal accuracy in a season (95.24%).

In 1987, he was inducted into the Tulane University Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was inducted into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.

In 1985, he set a franchise record with 12 straight field goals. The next year, he set the franchise single-season record with 684 points. In 1988, he was a Pro Bowl alternate.

In 1983, he made the longest field goal in Lions history (54 yards). In the NFC Divisional Playoff at San Francisco, with the Lions trailing 24-23 with 11 seconds left in the game, Murray, having earlier made a 54-yard field goal (an NFL playoff record at the time), narrowly missed a 43-yard attempt that sealed a 23-24 loss.

In 1981, he made a last-minute field goal to beat the Dallas Cowboys. The play was memorable for the fact that the Lions were able to execute the kick without a huddle and out of a non-kicking formation.

Murray was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (166th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft and replaced veteran kicker Benny Ricardo. He was also selected in the third round (26th overall) of the 1980 CFL Draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Edward Peter Murray (born August 29, 1956) is a former kicker in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Tulane University.