Tuesday, Tyler Murray was working a shift at Amazon.

“I was in my uniform and all,” Murray said.

About 24 hours later, Murray took part in a practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“It was crazy,” Murray said from a locker stall just assigned to him at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “I just wanna start out by saying I thank God for the opportunity Pittsburgh has given me.

“I was working at Amazon… and my agent called me and said, ‘We’ve got a workout for you with the Steelers,’” Murray said Wednesday morning, “and I’m like, ‘Aw man,’ so I had to tell my boss, ‘Hey I am going to have to leave work early today.’

“And they were cool with it. So, next thing you know I was getting a flight up here around 7, so I made it and now they just decided to sign me, so I wanted to say it’s just a blessing. I am so happy to be here.”

The 6-foot-1, 227-pound Murray was signed to serve as a reinforcement for the Steelers’ depleted inside linebackers’ corps. Starters Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander suffered season-ending injuries in consecutive weeks, leaving the Steelers with only Elandon Roberts and Mark Robinson at the position on their active roster.

Murray began his college career as a cornerback recruit, signing with Troy in 2017. He ultimately moved to linebacker and after two seasons with the Trojans of the Sun Belt Conference transferred to Charlotte in 2019 before finishing his college career at Memphis in 2022.

“I am probably a quick linebacker since I transferred from DB to inside the box,” Murray said, “so I can say I am a ballhawk and my stats in college were very good. I just am noticeable in that so I can just say I am versatile as a linebacker now and I can read a lot of stuff.”

The Steelers are in need of coverage help at ILB; Alexander and Holcomb were their two best at the position.

But Murray went undrafted and was cut at the end of the Cincinnati Bengals’ training camp. He spent six days on their practice squad — coincidentally, Murray was released to make room for former Steelers tight end Zach Gentry to sign in Cincinnati — and had been out of work since Sept. 5.

Well, football work, that is. Murray’s football resume includes three years as a college starter and 56 games overall in which he accumulated 222 tackles, (19½ for loss, 4½ sacks), six forced fumbles, eight interceptions and 16 passes defended,

“I just want to help the team the best I can — special teams, the practice squad, whatever I’ve got to do,” Murray said. “I am sorry from the linebackers that got hurt. I hope I can meet them to learn from them and what they know already, so just being here to learn all I can and do the best I can to help this team out.”

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