Oakland Raiders Running Back Latavius Murray Nominated for FedEx Ground Player of the Week

Sep 29, 2015 at 12:52 AM

Oakland Raiders running back Latavius Murray has been nominated forFedEx Air & Ground® NFL Players of the Week** for Week 3, the NFL announced today. Murray carried the ball 26 times for a career-high 139 yards and a touchdown in the Raiders 27-20 win over the Cleveland Browns.

In honor of Super Bowl 50, FedEx is celebrating epic air and ground performances from yesterday, today and tomorrow. Will this year's rookies become air and ground stars? Which veterans will join the ranks of air and ground legends?

Fans have the chance to weigh in and vote for the one quarterback and the one running back they feel had this week's most epic Air & Ground performances. Voting is open until Thursday at 3:00 p.m. ET at **NFL.com/FedEx**.

As part of the FedEx NFL Air & Ground program and its commitment to serving the community, FedEx will support the American Red Cross by making weekly $2,000 donations to the local chapters of the winning players' cities. The funding is used to help assist the American Red Cross in its efforts to provide disaster relief and health services to Americans nationwide.

**WOODSON NOMINATED FOR CASTROL EDGE CLUTCH PERFORMER OF THE WEEK**

COOPER NOMINATED FOR PEPSI ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

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