The Montreal Alouettes announced on Wednesday that they are bringing back American defensive back and linebacker Najee Murray for the 2026 season. Murray is the longest tenured Alouette, having been with the team since 2018.
Najee Murray – Kent State (5’8, 194lbs)
Murray played in 16 regular-season games for Montreal this past season and recorded a career high of 77 tackles, including 2 sacks, and had 2 interceptions. He has played in 66 CFL regular-season games, all with Montreal, recording 240 tackles, 3 sacks, 9 interceptions, and 2 forced fumbles over his career.
“Najee is capable of doing everything on the field defensively,” stated Alouettes General Manager Danny Maciocia. “He really had an excellent season this year and he inspires our younger players to push themselves further. He’s a veteran on our team and we’re happy to be able to count on his services again next season.”
Murray played in 3 playoff games for the Alouettes this past run that saw Montreal fall to Saskatchewan in the Grey Cup. In the post-season, he recorded 16 tackles, 9 of which were in the Grey Cup. For how I track stops, he had 3 shared run stops and 3 shared pass stops. In coverage, 3 targets came his way, resulting in 2 catches for 19 yards.
Murray brings consistent play and roster flexibility with the ability to start at cover linebacker or halfback.
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Jonathan Clink joined CFL News Hub in early April of 2023. His primary responsibilities are covering the BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes.
He self awarded himself the CFL Rookie Journalist of the Year in 2023 following the 2023 CFL season. He also proclaims himself to be a "really cool guy". He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and lived a large portion of his childhood in Northwest Ontario. He currently lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan and misses being being able to have 4 months of skating every winter.
Clink has written over 240 articles for CFL News Hub. He was the publication's boots on the ground at the 2023 Grey Cup in Hamilton.
Clink has always had an obsession for sport and has a background in other sports as well having played hockey all his life and soccer, basketball, and lacrosse in high school. As a young child he used to log his hockey statistics after every game which is either an indication that he was destined for the role or perhaps and indication that he is rather strange.
