Three-and-a-half years ago, Jordan Murphy was a sophomore fullback at the University of Colorado. On Nick Wittgren Jersey July 20, 2012, he was in an Aurora, Colorado, theater for the midnight showing of when James Holmes ." Holmes comes in to the right, my front right -- we were in the fourth row," Murphy recounted, according to 's Jeff Legwold. "I can see his weapons. I can see him pretty clearly. He's dre sed up like Bane, you know, the character in the movie, so you're thinking, 'Oh, it's opening night, this is some cool stunt to get people going.' But then he launches the tear gas and right then I knew it was real. ..."We ducked down, we waited a few seconds. I heard his gun click that he was out of ammunition, Tyler Clippard Jersey so we crawled as fast as we could and then stood up at the end of the row to run. I think I attracted his attention because he turned his head to me, took a shot. Don't know if it was a shotgun or his AR-15, but the bullet hit right over my head, drywall exploded, sprayed on my face, the dust went in my eyes. At that point I'm thinking I'm not getting out, but I'm running along the way, we were getting ready to turn the corner and the bullet just smashed the drywall."When it was over, 12 people were dead and 70 more were injured."They always said the reason I couldn't play Division I as a linebacker was because Carlos Santana Jersey I wasn't 6-2," Murphy said. "I'm 6 feet. If I was 6-2, I'd probably be dead because that bullet is in my head." With his college eligibility exhausted, Murphy is now hoping to play in the NFL."Life is short; you don't really know how many days you have," he said. "I learned it when I walked into that theater thinking I had plenty of time to Brad Hand Jersey do things."Murphy faces long odds to play profe sionally; he didn't register one carry during his college career and he knows his best chance of making an NFL roster is through special teams. He also understands the reality of his situation."So, you know, I'm chasing a dream and if it doesn't work out, I'll have a backup," explained Murphy, who has a degree in busine s administration -- and a job lined up if this whole football thing doesn't work out. "It will be tough not to play football, but if you give it everything you have, give it everything I can, I think I would be able to leave it behind. But I refuse to say I didn't at least try."Whatever's next for Murphy he admits he won't forget that night in the theater. "I think a lot about the families who lost someone that night, the people who didn't Jim Thome Jersey get to go home and tell people not to worry that they were all right," he said. "I still notice sometimes, I'll be in just a normal public place and I find myself looking at exits, looking at people, like you're Jason Bourne. I don't know if I'll ever stop looking at doors like that."